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Release Year1996
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
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TypeWeb Series
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsThe Secret 18th Group
About The Secret 18th Group
During the Edo period, the eighth Tokugawa shōgun, Yoshimune, officially had 17 families of oniwaban, his private ninja guards. They were known as "The Secret 18th Group." Months after Yoshimune's death, his fourth son, Hitotsubashi, asks Kane Ametaro, a hairdresser, to put the group back together. The other members of the secret 18th group include Miki, a doctor; Otojirō, a chef; and Inokichi, an acrobat. The group members have their doubts and internal conflicts about how to live their lives as "secret agents," but when various injustices occur in Edo... they have no other option but to unite and begin clearing the darkness together.
Directed by —, The Secret 18th Group leans on a strong ensemble — Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoko Minamino, Kōtarō Satomi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1996.
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