Yotaro Yajima

Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, young people devoted to the teachings of Saigo Takamori trained day and night at Seiyun Juku in Kagoshima, Kyushu. Shuntaro Amano (Yukio Hashi) entered the school after going through numerous trials and tribulations, and quickly became known for his outstanding talent. Some time after Shuntaro's admission to school, the daughter of director Shiho (Eriko Sanjo) returns from a trip to Tokyo. Shiho is attracted to the intelligent and caring Shuntaro, and soon they fall in love with each other. However, their feelings for each other are futile, and soon Shiho and Shuntaro find themselves in the vortex of time...

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling into question the possessions of the Date family.

Industrial espionage gets in the way of love and marriage for factory worker Katayanagi.

Jiro Kokubu a été élu capitaine du club de Kendo de son université. Son objectif : remporter le prochain tournoi inter-universitaire. Sa méthode : imposer à son corps une discipline de fer et ne vivre que pour la victoire. Le cadet du club, Mibu, admire la vie spartiate de Kokubu et voit en lui un mentor. Mais le vétéran Kagawa critique l'intransigeance et l'idéalisme du capitaine. Pour lui, le kendo peut s'accommoder d'une vie sociale normale. Il affirme que l'ascèse de Kokubu est une imposture. Alors que le tournoi approche, la rivalité entre les deux hommes va tourner au drame…

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.