Hana no shôgai

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced him to a captivating shamisen master named Murayama Taka. Naosuke became deeply infatuated with her, disregarding the jealousy of his consort Shizu and the warnings of his senior retainer, Gaiji. However, upon discovering Taka's relationship with Shuzen, Naosuke promptly ended his ties with her.

• Tatsuo ŌsoneDirector
• Seiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer

• Matsumoto Hakuō I井伊直弼
• Ichirō Arishima井伊直亮
• Kōkichi Takada長野主膳
• Tomiemon Otomo三浦北庵
• Kenji Susukida犬塚外記
• Yoshito Yamaji岡本半介
• Keijirō Morozumi中村長平
• Koji Nakata星野新蔵
• Mitsuo Nagata宇津木翼
• Kodayu Ichikawa水戸齋昭
• Mitsugu Terashima尾張大納言
• Ushio Akashi松平越前守