A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.

Koji Yakushoas Koheita Mochizuki
Yuko Asanoas Yuko Kosei
Bunta Sugawaraas Nadahachi on the Great River
Ryudo Uzakias Yoshijuro Senba
Tsurutaro Kataokaas Yasukawa Hanzo
Saburo Ishikuraas Tomoe no Taiju
Renji Ishibashias Saibei of Tsugimachi
Tsuyoshi Ujikias Katsunosuke Nakai
Isao Bitōas Rokuzaemon Ichikawa
Hideji Ōtakias Imamura