It shared several cast members with Abarenbo Shogun, including Reiko Takashima, Ayako Tanaka and some minor guest actors.
Accompanying him were Yagyū Jūbei, Isshin Tasuke, a pickpocket named Otsuta, and male and female ninja.
At various places along the way, a (fictional) half-brother of Iemitsu, Tsuzuki, attempted to assassinate him, with the assistance of Fūma ninja.
The sequel, Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi Part II, depicts the return to Edo.
This time the group travels along the Nakasendō, passing through territory that had recently been held by the Sanada clan.