Misako Kimura

Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter

In the Kurume-Arima domain, Lady Okuni and the chief retainer conspire to poison the eldest son of the Arima family in order to install the second son as the next lord of the domain. The suspicious swindlers operating in the shadows are connected to Lady Okuni, and their actions embody the sorrow and hopes of a family that is not allowed to descend to the village. The chief retainer plans to eliminate the Arima family concubine once his plan is successful and become the successor… then a secret agent steps in to stop the assassination.

Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special

When the seventh shogun, Ietsugu died, shogunate officials chose Yoshimune, Lord of Kishu, to succeed him. Since then Yoshimune has led a double life.In court he remains a dedicated leader, but outside he travels incognito as a wandering swordsman, seeking out crime and corruption. With his trusted friends and his ninja, he’ll expose anyone who perverts the shogun’s justice and oppresses his people and he’ll ruthlessly put them down with his lightning-fast sword. But since he became shogun, many high-placed officials look on with jealousy, and long to destroy him. One such man, Lord Owari, tries to unseat Yoshimune by exposing his mother as a practitioner of an outlaw religion, Christianity, an offense punishable by crucifixion!