Overview

Underneath Himeji Castle, Miyamoto Bensuke was determined to inherit the will of his late father, Shinmen Munenori, and aimed to become a great swordsman. For this purpose, he challenged anyone he could to matches and eventually forced a duel upon a martial artist named Arima Kihei, whom he killed. Munenori's old friend, the monk Guan Ando, reprimanded Bensuke's brutality and told him to go to the capital to refine his skills.

Top Cast

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Katsuo Nakamura

宮本弁之助

Denjirō Ōkōchi

愚安和尚

Akiko Koyama

お孝

Kyoko Kami

美里

Chikako Miyagi

お綱

Keijirō Morozumi

団七

Entatsu Yokoyama

三吉

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Yatarō Kitagami

吉岡清十郎

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Shinji Takano

吉岡伝七郎

Tatsuya Ishiguro

角倉素庵

小

小原美子

珠姫

Reiko Kitami

なみ