Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it leads to a potential conspiracy to kill the Shogun.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ryutaro OtomoNot listed | Not listed |
 Shunji SakaiNot listed | Not listed |
 Eitarō ShindōNot listed | Not listed |
 Koishi KimiNot listed | Not listed |
 Keiko YukishiroNot listed | Not listed |
 Hiromi HanazonoNot listed | Not listed |
 Hiroko SakuramachiNot listed | Not listed |
 Kōtarō SatomiNot listed | Not listed |
| FFumiyo FujimotoNot listed | Not listed |
| RReiko MiyamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Isao YamagataNot listed | Not listed |
| KKinnosuke TakamatsuNot listed | Not listed |
| HHiroshi MizunoNot listed | Not listed |
 Eijirō KataokaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kanji KoshibaNot listed | Not listed |
 Masao MishimaNot listed | Not listed |
| RRyuichi NagashimaNot listed | Not listed |
 Itoshi YumejiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKokichi NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |
| TTokumaro DanNot listed | Not listed |
| YYoshiko TsukibueNot listed | Not listed |
 Sonosuke SawamuraNot listed | Not listed |