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Cast

Jūshirō Konoe

Jūshirō Konoe

Ryūji Shinagawa

Ryūji Shinagawa

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Atsuko Nakazato

Atsuko Nakazato

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Yujiro Omi

Yujiro Omi

Junpei Arishima

Junpei Arishima

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Masahiko Izawa

Masahiko Izawa

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Michihei Muramatsu

Michihei Muramatsu

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Seiji Haji

Seiji Haji

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Shoji Sugita

Shoji Sugita

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Hideo Ozawa

Hideo Ozawa

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Sandy Cruise

19600.0 / 1075 min
Drama

Overview

The news that the fifth Shogun Tsunayoshi was seriously ill caused a fierce struggle for the post of sixth shogun between the Mito faction and the faction of Chief Adviser Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. Two mysterious love stories develop against the background of a violent conspiracy that arose because of a strange painting in the sand. And then the empty-headed ronin Morio Jushiro will flash his enchanted sword in this unique, thrilling story full of unexpected twists. Adapted from the novel "Sunae Jubaku: Asahishinbunsha" by Seji Hajime.