Nagasaki, 1964 – Following the death of his father, a prominent Yakuza leader, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken in by a renowned Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor's only son, he decides to dedicate his life to this traditional form of theater. Over the decades, the two young men grow and evolve together, from acting school to the grandest stages. Amidst scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayal, one of them will rise to become Japan’s ultimate master of the art of Kabuki.