
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Crime · Drama
Overview
Beginning of the Showa era, Takasaki City in Joshu (Gunma Province). Gambler Inufushi Yoichi continues to lose at Takamasa's gambling house. The authoritative female gambler Ai gives him money and advises him to think seriously about his life. She has to leave Takamasa because of him. She travels to Tomioka for advice from Matsumiya Seiji, who previously helped her. However, the latter is killed due to a conflict with the Kaizu-gumi yakuza family, making his wife Tane a widow...
Top Cast


Hiroko Ogi
Hiroko Ogi
Ai Konno
Hiroko Ogi
Ai Konno


Meiko Kaji
Meiko Kaji
Natsuko Inubushi
Meiko Kaji
Natsuko Inubushi


Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji
Tappei Kominato
Tatsuya Fuji
Tappei Kominato


Jiro Okazaki
Jiro Okazaki
Yoichi Inubushi
Jiro Okazaki
Yoichi Inubushi


Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi
Yanagikichi Inubushi
Kanjūrō Arashi
Yanagikichi Inubushi


Ryōhei Uchida
Ryōhei Uchida
Yasujiro Yuki
Ryōhei Uchida
Yasujiro Yuki


Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Seiji Matsumiya
Kunie Tanaka
Seiji Matsumiya


Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Tokuzo Sekiyama
Tōru Abe
Tokuzo Sekiyama


Shōki Fukae
Shōki Fukae
Takeshi Igarashi
Shōki Fukae
Takeshi Igarashi
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