Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
Toru Nakamura
Isshin Tasuke / Tokugawa Iemitsu
Noriko Sakai
Onaka
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Okubo Hikozaemon
Sonny Chiba
Yagyu Jubei
Hideki Takahashi
Banzuiin Chobei
Nagisa Katahira
Oshima
Yoko Akino
Okuni
Kayo Matsuo
Lady Kasuga
Kiyoshi Nakajo
Yui Shosetsu
Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
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