In Asakusa, there is a family of rickshaw runners that spans 5 generation. They are all known as Kurumaya Jinpachi. The current Jinpachi, used to work in Osaka, but was called back to Asakusa by his grandfather, who is the 4th generation's runner.
One day, the secret of Kurumaya Jinpachi is shared by the grandfather to his grandson. They are not just any plan rickshaw runners, they are actually the vigilantes of Asakusa, going round saving the helpless and punishing the bad guys...
Aliases
- Help Store Jinpachi
- Otasuke Ya Jinpachi
- Otasuke Ya☆Jinpachi
明治時代から続く人力車屋を営む五代目・俥屋陣八は、先代である祖父から裏稼業・お助け屋も引き継ぐことになってしまう。お助け屋は、法で裁けぬ悪を成敗することが仕事。こうして陣八は、屈強な芸者・ポン太、元外科医・井口達也と共にトラブルを解決していく。
本劇的舞台為東京的淺草,宮川飾演的出生于大阪的人力車夫——第五代俥屋陣八(本名・緒方健二)秉承祖輩幫助遇難之人的傳統,繼承了祖上傳下來的“除惡幫”,旨在懲治那些無法通過法律進行制裁的惡人。“南海Candies”的阿靜(即山崎靜代)飾演頑強的藝人胖太、演員小泉孝太郎飾演前研修醫現牛郎的井口達也,二人也加入到了除惡幫一同揚善除惡。