Action, Adventure, Award Winning, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mystery, Psychological, Slice of Life, Gore, Military, Samurai, Survival
Early one New Year's morning, the rounin Senou Souichirou appears in Edo's Katagi tenements.
Initially, the inhabitants regard him with fear and suspicion: Kankichi, the carpenter's son, thinks he may not be human; the neighborhood cats remark that he reeks of blood. But soon Souichirou pawns his sword, and, with a bamboo replica at his waist, settles down to a quiet life as the neighborhood school-teacher.
Months pass, and all appears to be well. But trouble will not leave the Katagi tenements alone …
Won the 15th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Grand Prize in 2011