| Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Tetsuro Tamba | Imai Sōkyū | 51 |
| Yoko Shimada | Hosokawa Gracia | 51 |
| Ken Ogata | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | 51 |
| Shigeru Kōyama | Ankokuji Ekei | 51 |
| Yukiyo Toake | Nene | 51 |
| Jinpachi Nezu | Ishikawa Goemon | 51 |
| Matsumoto Hakuō II | Luzon Sukezaemon | 51 |
| Nobuyuki Katsube | Kuroda Kanbei | 51 |