House of Five Leaves: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adaptation of Ono Natsume's House of Five Leaves (Sarai-ya Goyou) manga. Akitsu Masanosuke is a timid ronin on his way to Edo from the countryside when he accidentally encounters a playboy named Yaichi, who asks him to be his bodyguard. But it turns out that Yaichi is actually the leader of a group of bandits called the "Five Leaves," and he's hoping that Masanosuke will join them. Masanosuke is reluctant to help them, but as grows closer to his eccentric new companions, he learns to relate to them and grow as a person in the process.

Series details

• Title: House of Five Leaves
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, History
• Premiere date: 2010-04-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-07-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19602
• IMDb ID: tt1710529
• TVDB ID: 156821

Cast and credited roles

• Daisuke Namikawa — Masanosuke "Masa" Akitsu
• Yuya Uchida — Matsukichi
• Fuyuka Oura — Take
• Masaya Takatsuka — Umezou
• Takahiro Sakurai — Yaichi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-04-16; final listed air date 2010-07-02; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from House of Five Leaves on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.