Kanbei's Wandering Adventures (1973)
Kanbei Hamidashi aka Tsukada Kambei was originally a direct retainer and head of a large group but could not fit into the organization and spent his days drinking and fighting. Such a Kambei receives an appointment as a secret inspector from Ometsuke Doi Masatoshi and sets out on a journey around various countries. A town girl Okon (accompanies him as a money watcher while Yoriki Ariga Tozaburo disguises himself as Senda to accompany him as an alcohol watcher. In addition to them, a "poverty god" disguised as a monk follows them as their watcher. Kambei punishes evil wherever he goes on his journey with his troublesome watchers.
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
God and a Buddha
Episode 2
Sake is good in the end
Episode 3
Someone without flowers or fruit
Episode 4
The crazed flower bloomed
Episode 5
Golden dreams vanished
Episode 6
The rusted jitte cried
Episode 7
The Night where even the demons weep
Episode 8
The Wind of Impermanence
Episode 9
Medicine can be a friend or an enemy
Episode 10
The buried treasure is just a dream
Episode 11
This one won't be forgiven even by the heavens
Episode 12
The brutal and heartless end