#1 – The Kamigata Scroll
In 1760s Osaka, the tile-maker Gingorō and his servant Taichi begin a dangerous mission to enter the closed Awa domain and discover what happened to a spy who vanished ten years earlier. The pickpocket Otsuna and the detective Mankichi pursue connected secrets, while agents of Awa…
#2 – The Edo Scroll
Mankichi follows the missing woman’s trail into Edo and discovers that the Awa conspiracy has hidden captives and agents within the shogunate’s capital. Gennojō, Otsuna and their allies face hired swordsmen, underground prisons, fire and betrayal as separate investigations begin to converge. Their escape from the…
#3 – The Kiso Scroll
The pursuit leaves Edo and climbs the Nakasendō through mountain checkpoints, hot-spring towns and the Kiso road. Otsuna and Mankichi try to remain ahead of three rōnin sent to recover the conspiracy’s secrets, while Gennojō follows his own route towards Awa. Ambushes and shifting alliances bring…
#4 – The Funaji Scroll
Gennojō and his companions return to Osaka and attempt to secure passage by sea into the forbidden Awa domain. The agents who have followed them across Japan close in aboard the vessels crossing the Kitan Strait, while the lord of Awa prepares for the exposure of…
#5 – The Tsurugisan Scroll
Washed ashore inside Awa, Gennojō and Otsuna disguise themselves as pilgrims and climb towards Mount Tsurugi, where the evidence behind the conspiracy is hidden. The domain’s retainers and the rōnin pursuing them know that outsiders cannot be allowed to leave with the secret. As the rival…
#6 – The Naruto Scroll
With the spy’s testimony finally recovered, Gennojō and Otsuna race from Mount Tsurugi while Awa’s agents prepare the last stage of their rebellion. Allies, betrayers and surviving pursuers converge at the Naruto Strait, where the whirlpools become the setting for the final chase. The confrontation determines…