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Overview
[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination is complete -- the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, now beseiged in Osaka castle. Ieyasu's ninja are the only ones who can penetrate the fortress, but unfortunately for Ieyasu, Kirigakure Saizo and the other Toyotomi ninja can just as easily get out. As armies of samurai maneuver for battle, the fate of the nation will be decided by a desperate struggle in the dark!
Top Cast


Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Saizo Kirigakure
Raizō Ichikawa
Saizo Kirigakure


Midori Isomura
Midori Isomura
Akane
Midori Isomura
Akane


Jun'ichirō Narita
Jun'ichirō Narita
Hideyori Totoyami
Jun'ichirō Narita
Hideyori Totoyami


Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sanada Yukimura
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sanada Yukimura


Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Yodogimi
Ayako Wakao
Yodogimi


Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Juzo Kakei
Saburo Date
Juzo Kakei


Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Daisuke Sanada
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Daisuke Sanada


Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ieyasu Tokugawa


Ryūzō Shimada
Ryūzō Shimada
Hidetada Tokugawa
Ryūzō Shimada
Hidetada Tokugawa


Yutaka Nakamura
Yutaka Nakamura
Saheji Inui
Yutaka Nakamura
Saheji Inui
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