Overview
Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his beloved geisha, Ko-en. On the run, they were rescued by the actor Nakamura Utaemon, but Ko-en was taken by the Hatamoto, Ono Issai. Gotaro, who fell off a cliff, was saved by the Dutch-trained doctor, Shibarai Ryokai, and his daughter Oume. While traveling to Edo, they met Utaemon in Mishima, who was suffering from a serious eye disease. Ryokai’s treatment saved Utaemon from blindness, and a strong friendship was formed among the three.
Cast
- Kōkichi Takada as 稲葉剛太郎
- Kōkichi Takada as 遠山金四郎
- Nakamura Jakuemon IV as 中村歌右衛門
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as 柴凌海
- Yumiko Miyagino as お梅
- Shinobu Asaji as 小えん
- Jūshirō Konoe as 仁助
- Keiko Kishi as お妙
- Shin Nakahara as 亀吉
- 南喜久治 as 金太