Is Mito Kōmon coming back?

Mito Kōmon is a Japanese period drama that has been on prime-time television since 1969. The title character is Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired second daimyo of the Mito Domain. In the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crêpe merchant, he roams the realm with two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin helping those he finds oppressed by corrupt officials or evil landowners.