In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
Comedy of a phony doctor.
After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.
A young female samurai comes upon a dying messenger and agrees to deliver the scroll he was carrying to its destination. However, unbeknownst to her, the scroll is actually a formula for a new kind of gunpowder. An evil clan that is planning to overthrow the Emperor is also after the scroll, and they try to take it from her.
도쿄 올림픽을 앞둔 일본. 미국을 동경하는 다쓰오는 작은 클럽에서 허드렛일을 하며 가수의 꿈을 키우지만 현실은 그리 만만하지 않다. 그런데 평소 다쓰오가 형님으로 모시던 다카시가 모종의 계획을 세우자 다쓰오는 자세한 내용도 모른 채 이를 도와준다. 알고 보니 다카시는 금고의 돈을 훔치려는 것이었고, 다쓰오는 어영부영하다 계획에 깊이 연루되고 만다.
