As they journeyed to Edo, the two fiercely loyal retainers (Chiezō Kataoka, Daisuke Katō) of a minor samurai (Eijirō Kataoka) had to stay mindful of their master's weakness for strong drink. Their travels brought them into contact with a succession of individuals whose lives would fatefully and dramatically intersect... and ensured that tragedy would be their ultimate destination. Sobering road saga from Tomu Uchida also stars Eitarō Shindō, Chizuru Kitagawa, Motoharu Ueki.