Jujutsu practitioner Kii-Ta-ryu Ryu Akisui left the regret of his defeat to his only son, Kankuro, when he challenged Kano Jigoro, the founder of Kodokan judo in Japan. Therefore, Akimizu and Kankuro start training intensively, day after day. The exhausting training continues until Kankuro be 19 years old. Later, following orders fromAkimizu, Kankuro leaves his home in Kokura, Kyushu, for Tokyo.

The day he comes to Tokyo to visit Kihei Ryu's master, Matsushiba Kyuzo, corresponds to the day of celebrations of the victory of the Russo-Japanese War. It is a great historical drama that depicts the history of the family's four generations Yanagi, families Kantaro, Kanichi and Kanpei, over a period of more than 100 years, against the backdrop of the turbulence of the Meiji era and the Showa era.

Juukyouden series:

1. Juukyouden
2. Shouwa Juukyouden
3. Gendai Juukyouden
4. Otoko Yawakyouden
5. Nippon Juukyouden
6. Shin Juukyouden