Kyoko Yoshizawa

When the legendary blind swordsman attempts to make up for his role in the death of an elderly woman by rescuing her daughter from a life of prostitution, he soon finds himself beset by deadly foes on all sides.

Toki o Kakeru Shôjo is the second live-action television adaptation of the novel of the same name. It stars the then-rookie idol Yuki Uchida in the main role and also features the writer of the original book, Yasutaka Tsutsui, and the then-unknown idols Miho Kanno, Ranran Suzuki, and her then-rabbit-cosplayed-partner in the children TV show Ponkikies: future J-pop star Namie Amuro.

A mysterious swordsman called Hatokuro Yawata (Ken Matsudaira) who appeared from somewhere with white pigeons is actually Naotada Ii, the lord of Hikone Han. He was told that he had an older brother of twin by his mother on her deathbed. Hatokuro pretended to be a citizen in Edo and searched for his brother. However, in Edo, Murasaki Gumi, led by the mysterious Murasaki had power and used it as they like. One day, Hatokuro saved Okyu whose office-worker father was killed from Sanjuro Akaseki...