

Drama · Action · Adventure
Overview
Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
Top Cast


Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto


Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Bizennokami Yagyû
Fumio Watanabe
Bizennokami Yagyû


Tomoko Mayama
Tomoko Mayama
Osen
Tomoko Mayama
Osen


Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kurando Yagyû
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Kurando Yagyû


Asao Uchida
Asao Uchida
Kenmotsu Sugito
Asao Uchida
Kenmotsu Sugito


Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō
Ichige Gyobu
Taketoshi Naitō
Ichige Gyobu


Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Danjô Tonami
Yoshi Katō
Danjô Tonami


Reiko Kasahara
Reiko Kasahara
Crazy Woman
Reiko Kasahara
Crazy Woman


Akihiro Tomikawa
Akihiro Tomikawa
Ogami Daigoro
Akihiro Tomikawa
Ogami Daigoro


Kōji Sekiyama
Kōji Sekiyama
Kanbei
Kōji Sekiyama
Kanbei
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