Iwane: Sword of Serenity

Overview

Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from childhood. He decides to leave his domain, parting with his fiancée Nao, and becomes a vagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose. Iwane drifts to Edo, filleting eels during the day and working as a bodyguard at night for Imazuya, a reputable money exchanger. He gradually wins the trust of the people around him because of his mellow nature, the chivalrous way he treats everyone with courtesy, and his skills of swords. One day, he learns that Imazuya is being targeted in a conspiracy to sabotage a new monetary system implemented by the government, and Iwane decides to protect the people who have given him support.

Cast

Tori Matsuzaka

Iwane Sakazaki

Fumino Kimura

Okon

Kyoko Yoshine

Nao Kobayashi

Tasuku Emoto

Kinpei Kobayashi

Yosuke Sugino

Shinnosuke Kawade

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Reien Sasaki

Pierre Taki

Bunroku Shishido

Takanori Jinnai

Shoemon

Shosuke Tanihara

Kichiemon

Baijaku Nakamura

Kinbee

Akira Emoto

Urakusai

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Masayoshi Sakazaki