The struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the end of Japan's feudal age with the 1868 Restoration.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kinnosuke NakamuraYatarō Iwasaki | Yatarō Iwasaki |
 Eitarō OzawaYajirō Iwasaki | Yajirō Iwasaki |
 Tamao NakamuraKisei Iwasaki | Kisei Iwasaki |
 Eijirō TōnoSezaemon | Sezaemon |
 Yoshiko SakumaOritsu | Oritsu |
 Kinya KitaojiRyōma Sakamoto | Ryōma Sakamoto |
 Ichirō NakataniShōjirō Gotō | Shōjirō Gotō |
 Hiroshi AkutagawaShigenobu Ōkuma | Shigenobu Ōkuma |
 Shigeru KōyamaToshimichi Ōkubo | Toshimichi Ōkubo |
 Tatsuya NakadaiYoshida Tōyō | Yoshida Tōyō |
 Isao KimuraTakechi Hanpeita | Takechi Hanpeita |
 Atsuo NakamuraShichizaemon Ishikawa | Shichizaemon Ishikawa |
 Hisashi IgawaKawada Koichirō | Kawada Koichirō |
 Takahiro TamuraKiyoma Hisamatsu | Kiyoma Hisamatsu |
 Kōji NanbaraManosuke Iwasaki | Manosuke Iwasaki |
| TToyoto FukudaShinzo Morita | Shinzo Morita |
 Yōsuke KondōHisanao Kawamura | Hisanao Kawamura |
 Sen YanoMinokichi | Minokichi |