
Plot
A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.
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Cast

Etsushi Toyokawa
Kanemi Sanzaemon

Chizuru Ikewaki
Rio

Koji Kikkawa
Obiya

Tsumami Edamame
Fukui

Tenkyû Fukuda
Hyoue Makihuzi

Mitsutoshi Gotô
Mitsuoka

Yudai Ishiyama
Mokichi

Hana Kino
Hana

Ittoku Kishibe
Deputy Chief Retainer Tsuda

Tôru Kizu
Tsunekichi

Fumiyo Kohinata
Tsunai Hashina

Ken Maeda
Kisuke

Jun Murakami
Lord Tabu Ukyou

Seminosuke Murasugi
Yamauchi

Megumi Seki
Lady Renko

Mitsutoshi Shundo
Michuoka

Kazuya Takahashi
Den'ichiro

Koinoborou Takigawa
Naoya Anzai

Sogen Tanaka
Gonzou

Bunmei Tobayama
Seizou Kenmi

Naho Toda
Mutsue

Kenichi Yajima
Magochiyo Yabe

Kinuo Yamada
Tae

Masayuki Yui
Ohba