Overview

Isshin Tasuke, a friend of Ōkubo Hikozōemon, the esteemed public arbitrator of the realm, saved the maid Onatsu from punishment after she accidentally broke a plate gifted by Lord Ieyasu. Tired of the strict samurai service, Tasuke moved to the Genbei tenements and opened a fish shop. This tenement housed various characters, including the landlord's daughter Osen who had a crush on Tasuke, the midwife Okan, the blind masseur Oyone and her husband, the carpenter-loving couple Yoshigorō and Ohama, the rōnin Takeuchi Yogoemon, and the siblings Ochika and Shin'nosuke who cared for their sick mother.

Cast

Kōkichi Takada

一心太助

Junzaburō Ban

大久保彦左衛門

Yukiko Ibuki

お夏

Chieko Seki

おせん

Achako Hanabishi

源兵衛

Columbia Rose

おはま

Nijiko Kiyokawa

おかん

Toyo Takahashi

矢島の局

Fujio Suga

川勝丹波守

Jotaro Togami

小野剣鬼

Jūshirō Konoe

竹内与五郎