During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the world. Tasuke, who does not know that Takechiyo is the shogun's heir, trains him harshly. Tasuke's wife Naka (Michiko Ai) is concerned about his harsh teaching style, but Takechiyo gains strength day by day and adapts to his new life. Soon, Takechiyo begins secretly talking about love with a city girl named Otoyo (Hitomi Nozoe), but...
Kōji Shima
Director
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Seitaro Omori
Original Music Composer
Yukimasa Makita
Director of Photography
Kazuo Hasegawa
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hitomi Nozoe
Yataro Kurokawa
Michiko Ai
Naritoshi Hayashi
Tamao Nakamura
Rieko Sumi
Takashi Shimura
Yoichi Funaki
Masaya Tsukida
Sentaro Izumi
