The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei Fujisawa(1997)

The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei Fujisawa is a samurai series set during Japan's Genroku era. Matahachiro Aoe, a warrior from the Shonai clan, uncovers a poisoning plot against his lord but finds himself betrayed when he confides in his fiancée's father, Kizaemon Hiranuma. Forced to kill the man in self-defense, Matahachiro flees to Edo and takes work as a bodyguard to survive. Hunted by assassins sent by the conspirators he exposed, he becomes entangled in the larger conflict between the powerful daimyo Asano and Kira—a feud sparked by a blade wound in Edo Castle's famous pine corridor. The series weaves personal vengeance with historical intrigue as Matahachiro navigates loyalty, betrayal, and the deadly politics of feudal Japan.