The cockfighting expert from Kawachi, Tajibee (Takuzo Kawatani), and the carpenter from Edo, Kitahachi (Mitsuo Senda), are aboard a ship heading to the Kibitsu Shrine when a storm causes the ship to wreck and wash ashore near Beppu. There ...See moreThe cockfighting expert from Kawachi, Tajibee (Takuzo Kawatani), and the carpenter from Edo, Kitahachi (Mitsuo Senda), are aboard a ship heading to the Kibitsu Shrine when a storm causes the ship to wreck and wash ashore near Beppu. There they find Sakamoto Ryoma, who was also on the ship and is being attacked by a group of masked samurai. Tajibee and Kitahachi come to Ryoma's aid, and as a result, Ryoma entrusts them with a secret letter addressed to Saigo Takamori (Tatsuo Umemiya) of Satsuma. However, a spy for the shogunate, Chizou (Keizo Kanie), who overheard the conversation, pursues them to steal the letter. On their journey, the pair's wallet and the letter are stolen by a female pickpocket named Okoma (Yuri Kimura). When they finally reach Satsuma and deliver the letter, they discover that it was a fake and they were only being used to deceive the enemy.
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