The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and without, the Shogunate planned to build a training castle utilizing the most advanced techniques. Two master castle architects, Sato Kikutaro and Kumai Hakuten, were selected to compete for the honor of building this castle. Lord Mizuno Dewa has even ordered the townspeople to assist both sides with their land surveys and preparations. This leads to fear on the part of farmers that their land will be taken away from them, and sets off a series of events which rock the nation to its very roots. With an all-star cast, this is an important story with relevance to current times. One of Ichikawa Utaemon's finest performances, a true classic!
市川右太衛門
as Sato
進藤英太郎
as Hakuten
里見浩太朗
as Bunroku
北大路欣也
as
長谷川裕見子
as
大河内傳次郎
as
進藤英太郎
as
山形勲
as
丘さとみ
as
桜町弘子
as
堺駿二
as
Eriko Yoshida
as
