Overview

During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who tried to force himself on Gennosuke's beloved foster-sister, Kikuno. As a result, Gennosuke's younger brother, Shichisaburo, was killed. Separated from his mother, Gennosuke found himself on the run from the officials.

Cast

Kōkichi Takada

梓弦之助

Hiroyuki Nagato

弟七三郎

Chieko Naniwa

母そよ

Kyoko Kami

娘菊乃

Minoru Ōki

三浦小次郎

Jūshirō Konoe

黒羽根弥太夫

Kōmei Minami

将軍綱吉

Junzaburō Ban

えび六

Shunji Sakai

狸助

Chikako Miyagi

勝山

Nijiko Kiyokawa

お栄

Jotaro Togami

居首甚五左