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Plot

Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring the contempt and disdain of high-ranking samurai, Mikisaburo devotes himself to the way of the warrior, mastering the literary and martial arts. His master Kurahashi Jupeita's daughter Misao feels for Mikisahuro who maintains his pride in the face of the arrogant samurai's scorn. She sympathizes with and encourages him. However this sympathy ignites a passionate love for her in Mikisaburo.

Cast

Kanzaburo Arashi

Jitheita Kurahashi

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Mikiaburô Nanjô

Kōzaburō Kataoka

Genzaburô Hayamizu

Teruko Makino

Misao

Yoshie Nakagawa

Gonta

Michisaburō Segawa

Heikichi Yamamuro

Manruko Ôtani

Kuma-san - a carpenter