The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji. Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga's downfall. Kato's novel focuses on Mitsuhide's nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.
Matsumoto Hakuō I
Takahiro Tamura
Michiko Saga
Miki Mori
Kanjūrō Arashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Chikage Awashima
Kikuko Hojo
Keiko Kishi
Yatarō Kitagami
Sachiko Murase
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Michitarō Mizushima
Hikosaburo Kataoka
Hiroshi Ogasawara
Shōji Yasui
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Hiroshi Nawa
Sōhei Kurata
Kenzō Tanaka
Joji Kaieda
Mitsuo Nagata
Toshio Nogi
Saburo Komyoji
Yoshito Yamaji
Takaaki Furuishi
Saburō Kumoi
Isao Ubukata
Shinpachi Kura
Toranosuke Tennoji
Shigeo Shizuyama
Tsuneo Ikeda
Sōshirō Matsumoto