

Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori. The second follows Sutezo who, forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, befriends a young girl. Together, they both escape and struggle to get by on scams and petty theft.

Yūsuke Kazato
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LeadRena Uchimura
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Akira Shioji
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Masataka Iwao
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Ryuichi Nagashima
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Yûsuke Tsukasa
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Tetsuo Fujisawa
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Yasumori Hikita
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