Overview
Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, reforming his ways. Concerned about Hanji, he tracked down the wet nurse, O-Kane, to whom he had entrusted the boy. To his surprise, Hanji had become a respectable young man, now a subordinate of the gang leader, Tatsugorou. During a New Year visit to the Shiba Shinmei shrine, a minor altercation led Hanji to meet the geisha Koina, the wicked servant Miya-toku, and the sumo wrestler Naruto. Hanji and Naruto hit it off and formed a bond like brothers. However, Naruto's father was the very man Tanaka had killed. Naruto had been seeking vengeance against his father's killer. During a chance encounter at a restaurant, Naruto witnessed the reunion of Hanji and Tanaka, realizing Tanaka was his father's killer.
Cast
- Kōkichi Takada as め組の半次
- Mitsuko Yoshikawa as 半次の母
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as め組の辰五郎
- Isuzu Yamada as 女房おなか
- Chikako Miyagi as もみじ屋の小稲
- Jotaro Togami as 金山徳五郎
- Hizuru Takachiho as 娘おちせ
- Ichirō Sugai as 赤羽根多仲
- Masao Mishima as 赤羽根主膳
- Jushiro Kobayashi as め組の仙八