Following the ascension to power of Taira no Kiyomori, the Minamoto clan is exiled. Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Masako, the sister of Hōjō Yoshitoki and later marries her. Following this marriage, the gears of Yoshitoki's destiny begin to turn.

• Shun Oguri
• Eiko Koike
• Kataoka Ainosuke VI
• Miyazawa Emma
• Bando Yajuro
• Rie Miyazawa
• Yo Oizumi
• Yui Aragaki