108 minutes
10/16/1956
During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This is the story of Tsukigat Khanpayit, the sword maker of the Choshu clan, who, along with Katsuro Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma, sought to fulfill the dream of a new peaceful era in Japan. Can he realize his ideals or will he die in the chaos of internecine fights...
Kazuo Hasegawa
as Tsukigata Hanpeita
Raizō Ichikawa
as Tatsuma Hayase
Fujiko Yamamoto
as Umematsu
Shintarō Katsu
as Shusaku Utsugi
Machiko Kyō
as Hagino
Ayako Wakao
as Yuri Mamiya
Kenji Sugawara
as Katsumata
Michiyo Kogure
as Somehachi
Tamao Nakamura
as Utagiku
Sō Yamamura
as Katsura Kogoro
Isao Yamagata
as Fujioka
Denjirō Ōkōchi
as Gensai Mamiya
Koreya Senda
as Kintomo Anegakôji
Yasuko Kawakami
as Namie
Hideo Takamatsu
as Daijiro Akamatsu
Aiko Mimasu
as Ai
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
as Sango Atobe
Naritoshi Hayashi
as Tetsunosuke Mamiya