Overview

The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the collapse of small hans (prefectures). "Kagekari" are people who were hired by Daimyos (mayors of local governments) to resist kage. The young mayor of Suwa Takashiwa, Tadamaru was assaulted by a kage on his way to Edo. Zyubei and Gennnosuke, the Kagekaris, try to carry injured Tadamaru to Edo.

Featured Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Daisuke Ryū

Eitarō Ozawa

Yōsuke Kondō

Taketoshi Naitō

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Sei Hiraizumi

Tokio Oki

Shinji Ogawa