Yae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers to attend to some businesses affairs. On their way to Kyoto, the two ladies are ambushed by a group of bandits. However a good Samaritan named Santaro comes to their rescue. Santaro is aiding a young samurai named Sanshiro who is on an official mission to deliver a message to a noble in Kyoto. When Yae and Kiku discover that a gang of assassins is after Sanshiro, they decide to help Sanshiro to complete his mission.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Chiyonosuke AzumaSakurai Sanshiro | Sakurai Sanshiro |
 Satomi OkaOkiku | Okiku |
 Ryūji ShinagawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Shunji SakaiNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoshio TabataNot listed | Not listed |
| KKinichi HanabusaNot listed | Not listed |
 Ichirō IzawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoshio YoshidaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kusuo AbeNot listed | Not listed |
| HHiroshi MizunoNot listed | Not listed |
| EEijirō SekineNot listed | Not listed |
 Koinosuke OnoeNot listed | Not listed |
| YYujiro OmiNot listed | Not listed |
| IIkuo OkaNot listed | Not listed |
| YYachiyo KirishimaNot listed | Not listed |
| TTokinosuke NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |
| JJuro HoshiNot listed | Not listed |
 Harue AkagiNot listed | Not listed |
| YYoshiko FujishiroNot listed | Not listed |
 Narumi KayashimaNot listed | Not listed |
| IIchiro FukuiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKazuo TokitaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKinya SuzukiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKatsuya IshimaruNot listed | Not listed |
| HHiroshi HatanoNot listed | Not listed |
 Hibari MisoraOyae | Oyae |