The core of this drama is a confrontation between the justice briskly delivered by Katsumoto, imaged as "Mei-bugyo" (excellent judge), and the smart evil represented by Danjo.
“名奉行”をイメージさせる勝元の颯爽とした裁きと弾正の知能犯的悪人ぶりの対決がドラマの眼目である。