

92 minutes
4/30/1958
When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of action in this all-star production from Toei Films, the foremost studio during that era. As with so many of their films, this is highly entertaining, with lots of plot twists and exciting swordplay

Utaemon Ichikawa
as Katsukawa

Koinosuke Onoe
as Nitta

Sentarō Fushimi
as Sagara

Chiyonosuke Azuma
as Murase

Shinobu Chihara
as Rengetsu

Takashi Shimura
as Sagamiya

Hashizo Okawa
as Akizuki

Ryutaro Otomo
as Hirahara

Kyonosuke Nango
as Murayama

Hiroko Sakuramachi
as Ichi

Kogiku Hanayagi
as Somekichi

Hiromi Hanazono
as Osen

Kunio Kaga
as Kaizuka

Isao Yamagata
as Tatewaki

Kenji Susukida
as Manabe

Jun Usami
as Matsuno

Kensaku Hara

Kusuo Abe

Yoshio Yoshida

Entatsu Yokoyama

Sōji Kiyokawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōei Itō

Ushio Akashi
Tsukie Matsuura
Toyoko Yoshino

Harue Akagi