The story begins in 1629 Kanagawa during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with traditional weapons rather than bokken ("wooden sword"). The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.
S01E03 : Kamaitachi 8.27/10 (12 voting)Once a year, Kogan awakes from his death-like slumber to oversee his dojo. Locked in a decaying… |
S01E01 : Sword Match at Sunpu Castle 7.53/10 (20 voting)Two damaged warriors share a twisted and violent past. Now they must face off within a brutal… |
S01E02 : The Yodare-Azuki Ceremony 7.26/10 (14 voting)Years before the tournament, Gennosuke Fujiki was the stoic star pupil of the Kogan dojo, and… |
Actor | Role | Actor | Role |
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Daisuke Namikawa Gennosuke Fujiki | Nozomu Sasaki Seigen Irako | ||
Yusaku Yara Gonzaemon Ushimata | Seizō Katō Kogan Iwamoto | ||
Houko Kuwashima Mie Iwamoto | Emi Shinohara Lady Iku |