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Status: Ended
First Aired: September 1, 1980
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 71
Networks: TV Tokyo, Tokyo Channel 12
Genres: Drama

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License to Kill(1980)

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Overview

We're in Shamisen-bori of the bustling city of Edo. The officers of Guardhouse 36 monopolize the popularity in Edo. They're strong against evil, soft in compassion. Even the shogun depends on them. They're called the “Kirisute Bansho”... with a right to kill.

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Season 1

26 episodes • 1980

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Burning Lantern of Guardhouse 36, part 1	Sep 1, 1980
2	The Burning Lantern of Guardhouse 36, part 2	Sep 8, 1980
3	The Woman in the Cold Rain	Sep 15, 1980
4	Guardhouse 36 Takes no Orders	Sep 22, 1980
5	The Endangered Mother and Son	Sep 29, 1980
6	A Life-Staking Challenge	Oct 6, 1980
7	The Mystery Behind the Woman's Action	Oct 13, 1980
8	The Tremptress' Karma	Oct 20, 1980
9	A Reed Tune Along the Naksendo Highway	Oct 27, 1980
10	The Tears Behind the Short Sword	Nov 3, 1980
11	The Mystery Behind the Tendo-goma	Nov 10, 1980
12	The Gashed Grave-Post	Nov 17, 1980
13	The Phantom Killer in Edo	Nov 24, 1980
14	A Boat to Hell	Dec 1, 1980
15	Thief Nagereboshi in Edo	Dec 8, 1980
16	Slash the Wolf's Mask	Dec 15, 1980
17	The Teary Skies of Edo	Dec 22, 1980
18	The Women's Cruel Revenge	Dec 29, 1980
19	The Gold Hell Darkness	Jan 5, 1981
20	The Sinister Tengu Masks	Jan 12, 1981
21	An Actor's Tragedy	Jan 19, 1981
22	A Stray Flower in Love	Jan 26, 1981
23	The Woman Who Disappeared	Feb 2, 1981
24	Send the Women's Enemy to Hell	Feb 9, 1981
25	Punish the Bastards	Feb 16, 1981
26	A Crisis in Edo Castle	Feb 23, 1981

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Season 2

25 episodes • 1981

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Evil in the Ooku, part 1	Apr 8, 1981
2	Evil in the Ooku, part 2	Apr 15, 1981
3	The Woman From Exile	Apr 22, 1981
4	The Cruelly Tainted Flower	Apr 29, 1981
5	The Curse of the Two Moles	May 6, 1981
6	The Stray Butterfly	May 13, 1981
7	A Forced Suicide	May 20, 1981
8	The Sword of Punishment	May 27, 1981
9	A Woman on a Mission	Jun 3, 1981
10	A Woman Stakes her Life in Hell	Jun 10, 1981
11	A Bloody Obligation	Jun 17, 1981
12	The Approaching Shadow of Terror	Jun 24, 1981
13	The Sad Blossom	Jul 1, 1981
14	The Blood-Stained Lottery Ticket	Jul 8, 1981
15	The Targeted Broker	Jul 15, 1981
16	A Sad Love Between Mother and Son	Jul 22, 1981
17	The Murder Scheme	Jul 29, 1981
18	A Woman's Grudge	Aug 5, 1981
19	The Tragedy at a Convent	Aug 12, 1981
20	The Tragic Woman	Aug 19, 1981
21	The Villains Who Live Off Women	Aug 26, 1981
22	Revenge of the Edo Ronin	Sep 2, 1981
23	An Unfeeling Flower	Sep 9, 1981
24	The Lullaby of Death	Sep 16, 1981
25	A Trap to Eliminate the Demon Guardhouse	Sep 23, 1981

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Season 3

20 episodes • 1982

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Passionate Kiss of Death	Jun 9, 1982
2	Evil Hands in the Ooku	Jun 16, 1982
3	A Life-or-Death Situation	Jun 23, 1982
4	The One Million Koku Great Conspiracy	Jun 30, 1982
5	The Frightful Hell Island	Jul 7, 1982
6	The Stolen Gov't Funds	Jul 14, 1982
7	A Life Staked on 30,000 Ryo	Jul 21, 1982
8	A Brutal Trap	Jul 28, 1982
9	A Decoy Strategy of Death	Aug 4, 1982
10	The Dragon God's Tears of Fire	Aug 11, 1982
11	An Evil Plot Behind a Woman's Vendetta	Aug 18, 1982
12	A Living Hell Where the Demoness Lives	Aug 25, 1982
13	A Cop's Brave Wife	Sep 1, 1982
14	The Cursed Princess	Sep 8, 1982
15	The Female Dice Thrower	Sep 15, 1982
16	The Red Mermaid is a Messenger of Death	Sep 22, 1982
17	The Female Shadow Overseer	Sep 29, 1982
18	A Female Rats Squeaks in the Ceiling	Oct 6, 1982
19	There's No Tomorrow For an Iga Woman	Oct 13, 1982
20	Lord Okina's Identity Comes to Light	Oct 20, 1982

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