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.

Top Cast

Kōkichi Takada

梓弦之助

Hiroyuki Nagato

弟七三郎

Chieko Naniwa

母そよ

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Yatarō Kitagami

水木辰弥

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Mitsuo Nagata

猿若勘三郎

若

若柳敏三郎

中村伝九郎

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Omenosuke Ichikawa

左近源左衛門

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Minpei Tomimoto

太夫元

Kyoko Kami

娘菊乃

Minoru Ōki

三浦小次郎

Jūshirō Konoe

黒羽根弥太夫

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Kenji Susukida

柳沢出羽守