The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

In the mountainous region of Koshu Taikahara there was an intense power struggle between the prominent families Tamaki and Kakukura Facing the steward of Kakukura Kurokawa Senjiro was Tamaki Daisaburo who was skilled with a handgun Daisaburo had granted protection to the charcoal maker Miyoshi safeguarding a few mountains passed down from their ancestors Daisaburos elder brother Iori who had completed his training in Edo saved Kakukuras only daughter Koyumi on his way back home However while Daisaburo rushed to Ioris aid after Koyumi was attacked by Kurokawa and his men their family home was set ablaze