Top Cast
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Kunie Tanaka
Dobu
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Kirin Kiki
Sen
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Hisako Manda
Osawa
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Mikijiro Hira
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Koichi Miura
Overview
In Edo's autumn, a wave of murders hits, targeting those linked to an old case. A young man, Utaro, takes charge, but Dobu's love interest is involved.
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