Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time smoking his pipe, drinking sake, and chasing women. The arrival of a Shinsengumi squad led by a young swordswman, Ichimonji Hyougo, disrupts this peaceful routine, forcing Kumosuke to defend himself.

Shingo Yamashiro
as Kumo (voice)

Chiyoko Kawashima
as Okiyo (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi
as O-Hana (voice)

Joji Yanami
as Shibusawa Sensei (voice)

Kazuhiko Kishino
as Roku (voice)

Mami Kumagai
as O-Kame (voice)

Masashi Amenomori
as Yokujiro (voice)

Noriko Tsukase
as Ango (voice)

Yasuo Tanaka
as Sadahachi (voice)

Yoshitaka Kase
as Shinnosuke (voice)