About
Shonosuke Furukehashi (Hiroshi Tamaki) is a young samurai and the second son of Sozaemon (Bunchin Katsura) of Togane Domain, Kazusa Province. Sozaemon serves as an attendant, but one day, he is suddenly suspected of accepting bribes. Forged documents written in handwriting startlingly identical to his offer incontrovertible evidence. Framed for accepting bribes he knows nothing about, Sozaemon commits ritual suicide for his “crime”. Shonosuke’s elder brother Katsunosuke (Satoshi Hashimoto), an assistant instructor at the domain’s training hall, is placed under house arrest. Because of that, Shonosuke leaves for Edo alone in order to clear the name of his beloved father.
Director
Writer
Studio
NHK
Original Title
桜ほうさら
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →H
Hiroshi Tamaki
Shonosuke Furukehashi
S
Satoshi Hashimoto
Katsunosuke Furukehashi
S
Shihori Kanjiya
H
Hisako Manda
R
Rokkaku Seiji
S
So Takei
Y
Yoshie Ichige
B
Bunchin Katsura
R
Reiko Takashima
M
Morio Kazama
K
Kinya Kitaoji
K
Kaichi Kaburagi
M
Megumi Oji
Y
Yukimi Koyanagi
T
Toshiya Tohyama
K
Kaoru Mizuki
Y
Yukijiro Hotaru
F
Fumi Dan
