Overview

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen. Omachi was stalked by a ronin named Akiyama Kanosuke, and at one point, Gentaro and Akiyama dueled at Matanuiyama, but the confrontation was left unresolved when Omachi, sensing urgency, called the authorities. Meanwhile, Gentaro's uncle, Kii-no-kami, concerned about Gentaro's whereabouts, ordered him to investigate a conspiracy by Tachibana Tadama, a tyrannical director of Hachijo who exercised his power oppressively in Shimousa Iioka. Gentaro attempted to leave on a journey with Omachi but was obstructed by his uncle's retainers.

Cast

Kōkichi Takada

大岡源太郎

Yukiko Shimazaki

お町

Chikage Awashima

お藤

Chieko Naniwa

お金

Jūshirō Konoe

秋山要助

Kodayu Ichikawa

笹川繁蔵

Junzaburō Ban

長六

Eijirō Yanagi

飯岡助五郎

Ryōsuke Kagawa

喜左衛門

Joji Kaieda

大岡紀伊守

Yoshi Katō

大月忠馬