Details
Title: 秘太刀馬の骨
Title (romaji): Hitachi Umanohone
Also known as: Umanohone: The Legendary Sword
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Jidaigeki
Episodes: 6
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2005-Aug-26 to 2005-Sep-30
Air time: Friday 23:00-23:45
Synopsis
Based on a novel written by Fujisawa Shuhei. Ishibashi Ginjiro, a swordsman from Edo, comes to a northern domain to look for a legendary sword Umanohone, ordered by his uncle, a chief retainer of the domain. To gain information on the sword, Ginjiro decides to challenge six expert swordsmen of the school which is said to own the sword. As he continues his search, being wounded and fighting the solitary fights, Ginjiro finds out secret maneuvers plotted by those who are possessed with lust for power.
Cast
Uchino Masaaki
Danta Yasunori
Minami Kaho
Mariya (麻里也)
Kondo Masaomi (近藤正臣)
Koichi Mantaro
Hitachi Umanohone
