Sawamura Matsugorou is a shamisen player of legendary talent; upon his death, his grandson, Sawamura Setsu, lost his ability to play; having lost his beloved sound, Setsu finds himself in Tokyo in search of a new sound to love.
EPISODE 1
Desolate
The musician Sawamura Setsu drifts aimlessly until he runs into trouble in Tokyo, where he's saved by Tachiki Yuna, a hostess club worker; events progress, and Setsu ends up unveiling his shimasen skills as the opening act for a live concert.
EPISODE 2
Apple Blossoms
Setsu's unconventional mother, Sawamura Umeko, has suddenly descended and forced him to enroll at Umezono Academy.
EPISODE 3
Sudden Downpour
Shuri is caught listening to music during class and has her cellphone confiscated; the song heard through her earphones is Setsu's grandfather, Matsugoro's, improvisation piece Shungyou.
EPISODE 4
Spring Dawn
Shuri wants her grandmother to be able to hear Shungyou: Spring Dawn again, but Setsu tells her it isn't something he's capable of playing and ends up denying her request to perform.
EPISODE 5
Playing Together
After being so deeply moved by Setsu's performance, Shuri decides to seriously pursue playing the shamisen.
EPISODE 6
Homeland
As Setsu and Shuri attend a shimasen training camp, Shuri falls into a slump and Setsu hardly notices, as his own worries plague him; Oodawara tells them the history of Tsugaru shamisen, which gives Setsu the inspiration he needed.
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yume Miyamoto
Reina Kondō
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Hiroaki Akagi
