Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of yakuza gang, fourteen-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s son, Kikuo decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.