From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Chikage AwashimaNot listed | Not listed |
| TToshio ChibaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kazuo HasegawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Raizō IchikawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Tatsuya IshiguroNot listed | Not listed |
 Ryōsuke KagawaNot listed | Not listed |
| SSatoko MinamiNot listed | Not listed |
 Osamu TakizawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Fujiko YamamotoNot listed | Not listed |
 Naritoshi HayashiNot listed | Not listed |
 Nobuo NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Masao ShimizuNot listed | Not listed |
| KKappei MatsumotoNot listed | Not listed |
 Kinzō ShinNot listed | Not listed |
 Shōsaku SugiyamaNot listed | Not listed |
| TToshio HosokawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kanji KoshibaNot listed | Not listed |
 Sonosuke SawamuraNot listed | Not listed |
| SShinobu ArakiNot listed | Not listed |
| SShintarō NanjōNot listed | Not listed |
| SSeishiro HaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Saburo DateNot listed | Not listed |
 Fujio HarumotoNot listed | Not listed |
| FFumihiko YokoyamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Ikkei TamakiNot listed | Not listed |
| SSumao IshiharaNot listed | Not listed |
 Jun FujikawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Yukio HorikitaNot listed | Not listed |