In the eleventh year of the Tenpō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by Naritaya, featuring music by the master Kineya Rokusaburō. However, Naritaya's requests to change some of Rokusaburō's most painstakingly crafted parts of the composition angered his disciple, Shinjirō, leading to a conflict and Shinjirō's abandonment of the shamisen. One day, Shinjirō was captivated by the mysteriously beautiful dance of Oaki, a traveling performer's daughter, who seemed to be channeling her art into a form of revenge.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kōkichi Takada杵屋新二郎 | 杵屋新二郎 |
| 池池田均杵屋新二郎（幼年時代） | 杵屋新二郎（幼年時代） |
 Kyōko Kagawaお秋 | お秋 |
 Keiko Yukishiroおしの | おしの |
| YYatarō Kitagami杵屋長次郎 | 杵屋長次郎 |
 Danshirō Ichikawa市川市蔵（成田屋） | 市川市蔵（成田屋） |
 Kodayu Ichikawa杵屋六三郎 | 杵屋六三郎 |
| YYoshito Yamaji勘十 | 勘十 |
 Haruyo Ichikawaお照 | お照 |
 Atsushi Watanabe段六 | 段六 |
 Jūshirō Konoe岡っ引源三 | 岡っ引源三 |
 Jotaro Togami鉄火場の胴元 | 鉄火場の胴元 |
| RRintarō Fujima新二郎の父親 | 新二郎の父親 |
 Miki Mori士佐犬の久五郎 | 士佐犬の久五郎 |
| TToshio Nogi市蔵の番頭 | 市蔵の番頭 |
| MMinpei Tomimoto古道具屋の主人 | 古道具屋の主人 |
| EEiichi Nozawaそばやの亭主 | そばやの亭主 |
| MMitsugu Terashima太夫元 | 太夫元 |
| Danshirō Ichikawa弁慶 | 弁慶 |
| KKinya Ichikawa富樫 | 富樫 |
| 溝溝口亮義経 | 義経 |
| 市市川勝後見 | 後見 |
| 市市川段一常陸坊 | 常陸坊 |