In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the master of ceremonies, with a sword, leading to Asano's forced suicide and Kira's punishment being overlooked. Over a year later in Edo city, Shimohashi Hyogo, a carefree ronin and the nephew of Yagyu Yoshitaka, is ordered by his uncle to investigate the activities of the Ako Ronin, a group sympathetic to Asano's cause. However, Hyogo, who sympathizes with the Ronin's plight, helps out in times of need, rescuing Oishi Kuranosuke and Horibe Yahei from danger. He also teams up with Yaenosuke, a newspaper publisher, and Otaki, a geisha, to plan an attack on Kira's estate.
麻生祐未
as Otaki
北大路欣也
as
神山繁
as
松平健
as Shimohashi Hyogo
三田村邦彦
as Horibe Yahei
里見浩太朗
as Oishi Kuranosuke
津川雅彦
as Yagyu Yoshitaka
柳沢慎吾
as Yaenosuke
