

Drama · History
Overview
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
Top Cast


Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
Kageyu
Koji Yakusho
Kageyu


Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Hanshirô Tsugumo
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Hanshirô Tsugumo


Eita Nagayama
Eita Nagayama
Motome
Eita Nagayama
Motome


Hikari Mitsushima
Hikari Mitsushima
Miho
Hikari Mitsushima
Miho


Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
Tajiri
Naoto Takenaka
Tajiri


Kazuki Namioka
Kazuki Namioka
Umanosuke Kawabe
Kazuki Namioka
Umanosuke Kawabe


Hirofumi Arai
Hirofumi Arai
Hayatonosho Matsuzaki
Hirofumi Arai
Hayatonosho Matsuzaki


Munetaka Aoki
Munetaka Aoki
Hikokuro Omodaka
Munetaka Aoki
Hikokuro Omodaka


Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano
Sousuke priest
Takashi Sasano
Sousuke priest
Gorō Daimon
Gorō Daimon
Priest
Gorō Daimon
Priest
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