During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who tried to force himself on Gennosuke's beloved foster-sister, Kikuno. As a result, Gennosuke's younger brother, Shichisaburo, was killed. Separated from his mother, Gennosuke found himself on the run from the officials.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kōkichi Takada梓弦之助 | 梓弦之助 |
 Hiroyuki Nagato弟七三郎 | 弟七三郎 |
 Chieko Naniwa母そよ | 母そよ |
| YYatarō Kitagami水木辰弥 | 水木辰弥 |
| MMitsuo Nagata猿若勘三郎 | 猿若勘三郎 |
| 若若柳敏三郎中村伝九郎 | 中村伝九郎 |
| OOmenosuke Ichikawa左近源左衛門 | 左近源左衛門 |
| MMinpei Tomimoto太夫元 | 太夫元 |
 Kyoko Kami娘菊乃 | 娘菊乃 |
 Minoru Ōki三浦小次郎 | 三浦小次郎 |
 Jūshirō Konoe黒羽根弥太夫 | 黒羽根弥太夫 |
| KKenji Susukida柳沢出羽守 | 柳沢出羽守 |
 Kōmei Minami将軍綱吉 | 将軍綱吉 |
 Junzaburō Banえび六 | えび六 |
 Shunji Sakai狸助 | 狸助 |
 Chikako Miyagi勝山 | 勝山 |
 Nijiko Kiyokawaお栄 | お栄 |
 Jotaro Togami居首甚五左 | 居首甚五左 |
 Eijirō Yanagi能登出雲守 | 能登出雲守 |
 Tomiemon Otomo鈴木右心 | 鈴木右心 |
| YYoshito Yamaji岩間八兵衛 | 岩間八兵衛 |
| EEiichi Nozawa狩野法眼 | 狩野法眼 |