Tsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo’s father, the grinder Yasujiro, was asked to sharpen a sword called Kongomaru, which was planned to be presented to the shogun Iemitsu, but he died due to a yakuza attack. In addition, the sword was stolen, and Ochiyo’s sister was also kidnapped.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hibari MisoraTsukihime | Tsukihime |
 Kōtarō SatomiShinzo | Shinzo |
 Noriko KitazawaOchiyo | Ochiyo |
 Shōji YasuiShogun Iemitsu | Shogun Iemitsu |
 Musei TokugawaHikozaemon Okubo | Hikozaemon Okubo |
 Kusuo AbeYami no Dogoro | Yami no Dogoro |
 Kunio KagaUkyo Iinuma | Ukyo Iinuma |
 Takamaru SasakiSakai Uenosuke | Sakai Uenosuke |
| KKōshirō HaradaKakubei | Kakubei |
| KKinichi HanabusaTorayoshi | Torayoshi |
| AAtsuko NakazatoSono | Sono |
| YYoshiko FujishiroOmatsu | Omatsu |
| MMiyuki MizuharaOkimi | Okimi |
| TTokumaro DanKinai | Kinai |