
Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.

Raizō Ichikawa
Taira Kiyomori

Yoshiko Kuga
Tokiko

Naritoshi Hayashi
Taira Torodai

Michiyo Kogure
Yasuko
Ichijirō Oya
Taira no Tadamori

Tatsuya Ishiguro
Fujiwara no Tokinobu
Akitake Kōno
Heiroku

Tamao Nakamura
Shigeko
Shunji Natsume
Emperor Toba
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Ryokan
Kunitaro Sawamura
Joku

Koreya Senda

Eitarō Shindō
Banboku

Ichirō Sugai
Carpenter

Eijirō Yanagi
Emperor Shirakawa