First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.

Chiezo Kataoka
as Tsukue Ryunosuke

Kinnosuke Nakamura
as Hyoma Utsugi

Yumiko Hasegawa
as Ohama / Otoyo

Satomi Oka
as Omatsu

Ryūtarō Aoyagi
as

Shinobu Araki
as

Koji Arima
as

Mitsuo Asano
as

Kinnosuke Fujiki
as

Sumiko Hidaka
as