From 1972 to 1976 Kazuo Koike (1936-2018) wrote a 10-volume manga entitled "Kubikiri Asa (首斬り朝)", the "Samurai Executioner Asaemon". The police officer Sakane Kasajiro (坂根 傘次郎) and the rebellious young "Shinko the Kappa (河童の新子)" also appear there in supporting roles. The plot of this film is based on an episode of the manga. The film was first broadcast on Fuji TV in 1982 and was recently rerun on Amazon.
Title: Kasajiro & Shinko - Crime stories - The Jutte Couple
Original title: 傘次郎・新子捕物日記 夫婦十手
English Title: Kasajiro - Truncheon versus Sword
Published: 1982
Length: 91 minutes
Staff
Director: Akira Inoue
Script: Tsutomu Nakamura
Cast
Tsunehiko Watase: Kasajiro
Mieko Harada: Shinko
Tatsuo Umemiya: Yamada Asaemon
Jun Eto: Kyonosuke Inaba
Tomomi Sato: Orin
Kenji Takaoka: Matsugoro
Mori Kishida: Rokuzo Kinokuniya
Ryuji Katagiri: Kozaburo Smoke
Shuno Takahara: Gennoshin Murakami
Kasajiro is a police officer in Edo. His father gave him the name Kasajiro because he is supposed to be the protection and umbrella (kasa) of the citizens. In the previous episode he married Shinko. They sometimes argue strongly.
Several murders occur among the top six timber traders in Edo who have formed a cartel. Kasajiro and Shinko solve the case. In the end, Shinko is promoted to police officer and receives a jutte. This doesn't please her husband at all and there are now problems in the domestic hierarchy.