Yasushi Higuchi

Edo era, Japan. Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.

A woman follows in her late father's footsteps and becomes a gambler, only to meet her father's murderer at a game.

Chronicles the trials and tribulations of Oribe, the successor to tea-master Rikyu, Usu, his gardener, and Princess Goh, who attempt to balance artistic expression and duty amid political intrigue in feudal Japan.

A young man's frequent patronage of a prostitute leads to debt.