Synopsis

Based on a novel by Shibata Renzaburo, and starring Hasegawa Hiroki in his first leading role in an NHK drama since the historical drama “Kirin ga Kuru.”
 
Set against the chaotic backdrop of late Edo period Japan, Nemuri Kyoshiro finds his life threatened as allies and enemies collide in a web of intrigue. Power-hungry senior councilors and wealthy merchants pursue their ambitions, hidden Christians cling to their forbidden faith, assassins carry out secret missions, a mysterious female thief operates in the shadows, and master swordsmen burn with obsession to defeat Kyoshiro.