
96 minutes
3/26/1953
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Machiko Kyō
as Lady Wakasa

Mitsuko Mito
as Ohama

Kinuyo Tanaka
as Miyagi

Masayuki Mori
as Genjurô

Eitarō Ozawa
as Tôbei
Sugisaku Aoyama
as Old Priest
Mitsusaburō Ramon
as Captain of Tamba Soldiers

Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Village Master

Kichijirō Ueda
as Shop Owner

Shōzō Nanbu
as Shintô Priest
Kikue Mōri
as Ukon

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
as Soldier
Ichirō Amano
as Boatsman

Eigorō Onoe
as Knight

Saburo Date
as Vassal
Fumihiko Yokoyama
as Meshiro
Ichisaburo Sawamura
as Genichi
Koji Murata
as Armored Knight

Yukio Horikita
as Armored Knight
Akira Shimizu
as Armored Knight
Shuntaro Tamamura
as Armored Knight
Shirō Osaki
as Armored Knight
Toshio Chiba
as Armored Knight
Hachiro Okuni
as Brothel Armored Knight
Shiro Miura
as Brothel Guest
Hajime Koshikawa
as Brothel Guest
Tetsu Mikami
as Brothel Guest

Jun Fujikawa
as Defeated Soldier
Takaji Fukui
as Defeated Soldier
Eiji Ishikura
as Defeated Soldier
Tokurin Takeda
as Defeated Soldier
Koji Kanda
as Defeated Soldier
Masayoshi Kikuno
as Chôhatsu's Soldier
Michio Yuri
as Chôhatsu's Soldier
Sô Funagami
as Chôhatsu's Soldier
Shigeru Hasegawa
as Chôhatsu's Soldier

Teruko Ōmi
as Prostitute

Keiko Koyanagi
as Prostitute
Masako Tomura
as Prostitute

Tokiko Mita
as Lady Attendant
Tokuko Ueda
as Lady Attendant

Sachiko Soma
as Lady Attendant
Reiko Kongō
as Old Woman in Brothel
Ikkei Tamaki
as Villager