Overview

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, reforming his ways. Concerned about Hanji, he tracked down the wet nurse, O-Kane, to whom he had entrusted the boy. To his surprise, Hanji had become a respectable young man, now a subordinate of the gang leader, Tatsugorou. During a New Year visit to the Shiba Shinmei shrine, a minor altercation led Hanji to meet the geisha Koina, the wicked servant Miya-toku, and the sumo wrestler Naruto. Hanji and Naruto hit it off and formed a bond like brothers. However, Naruto's father was the very man Tanaka had killed. Naruto had been seeking vengeance against his father's killer. During a chance encounter at a restaurant, Naruto witnessed the reunion of Hanji and Tanaka, realizing Tanaka was his father's killer.

Top Cast

Kōkichi Takada

め組の半次

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

半次の母

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

め組の辰五郎

Isuzu Yamada

女房おなか

Chikako Miyagi

もみじ屋の小稲

Jotaro Togami

金山徳五郎

Hizuru Takachiho

娘おちせ

Ichirō Sugai

赤羽根多仲

Masao Mishima

赤羽根主膳

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Jushiro Kobayashi

め組の仙八

Hiroko Takayama

妻おいそ