Lady Ochiba returns to Osaka in order to accelerate the Regents' campaign against Toranaga. In Ajiro, Toranaga tests Mariko's loyalty to his cause.
Quest roles:
Toshi Toda(Sugiyama Josui), Kengo Hashimoto(Ishido's Gray Kosho #1), Hiroto Kanai(Kashigi Omi), Hiromoto Ida(Kiyama Ukon Sadanaga), Emi Kamito(Blackthorne's Maid Chiyo), Sen Mars(Nakamura Yaechiyo), Mako Fujimoto(Shizu No Kata), Yuka Kouri(Kiku), Eushin Lee(Yabushige's Green Kosho #2), Tokuma Nishioka(Toda Hiromatsu), Moeka Hoshi(Usami Fuji), Kura Yuki(Yoshii Nagakado), Ako(Daiyoin / Lady Iyo), Takeshi Kurokawa(Ohno Harunobu), Yutaka Takeuchi(Akechi Jinsai), Yukijiro Hotaru(Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō), Shinnosuke Abe(Toda 'Buntaro' Hirokatsu), Paulino Nunes(Father Dell'Acqua), Yûki Kedôin(Takemaru), Akiko Kobayashi(Setsu), Saeko Kimura(Mariko's Lady in Waiting #2), Yoriko Doguchi(Kiri no Kata), Erisa Ichikawa(Yayoi), Jaden Konishi(Hiromatsu's Brown Kosho), Yutaro Oka(Toranaga's Brown Kosho #1), Jodai Suzuki(Toranaga's Brown Kosho #2), Daiki Yoshizaki(Ishido's Gray Kosho #2), Eijiro Ozaki(Kuroda Nobuhisa), Peter Kawasaki(Japanese Peasant Follower #2), Sean Hara(Noh Musician #2), Eisuke Sasai(Ito), Yuko Miyamoto(Gin), Mila Miyagawa(Young Ruri), Mana Nakamura(Young Mariko), Hinano Kuzukawa(Yuka), Ayumi Morita(Hana), Masaru Morita(Japanese Peasant Follower #1), Maki Sumitani(Naginata Competitor), Kazuma Tatsumi(Noh Performer 'Akechi'), Toshimasa Ito(Noh Musician #1 - Flute), Mas Morimoto(Noh Performer #3), Sana Matsuda(Ruri's Lady in Waiting)