Overview
During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who tried to force himself on Gennosuke's beloved foster-sister, Kikuno. As a result, Gennosuke's younger brother, Shichisaburo, was killed. Separated from his mother, Gennosuke found himself on the run from the officials.
Cast
- Kōkichi Takada as 梓弦之助
- Hiroyuki Nagato as 弟七三郎
- Chieko Naniwa as 母そよ
- Yatarō Kitagami as 水木辰弥
- Mitsuo Nagata as 猿若勘三郎
- 若柳敏三郎 as 中村伝九郎
- Omenosuke Ichikawa as 左近源左衛門
- Minpei Tomimoto as 太夫元
- Kyoko Kami as 娘菊乃
- Minoru Ōki as 三浦小次郎