In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi—a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the...

The time is the Heian era. Kiyohara Nagiko, who is famous as a poet, is married to Norimitsu, the younger brother of Mitsuko Tachibana (the daughter of a late aristocrat). Mitsuko is suspicious of Nagiko's bold...