The title character was Matsudaira Choshichiro Nagayori,[1] the son of Tokugawa Tadanaga.
The premise of the show focuses on Tadanaga's death as a result of an alleged plot to overthrow his elder brother, the third shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu.
Choshichiro lives among the commoners in the shogunal capital city of Edo.
He was the son of Tadanaga Tokugawa, Suruga's chief councilor who lost his life vying for the shōgun's position with Iemitsu.
Most recently, the Jidaigeki Senmon Channel has carried the series on the Sky Perfect satellite.