The Asuka period. In a school opened by the Buddhist priest Sōmin who has returned from studying abroad in China, amongst the sons of the nobility studying the continent's latest culture and disciplines, two young men are in attendance who will come to play a big part in upending an era.

Cast

Yuzuru Kurenai

Nakatomi no Kamatari

Kisaki Airi

Kurumamochi no Yoshiko-no-iratsume

Yuria Seo

Prince Naka no Ōe

Itsuki Chihiro

Sōmin

Miki Chigusa

Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawamaru

Ren Kisaragi

Nakatomi no Mikeko / Prince Arima

Tenju Mitsuki

Fune no Esaka