Overview

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

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Katsukawa

Koinosuke Onoe

Nitta

Sentarō Fushimi

Sagara

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Murase

Shinobu Chihara

Rengetsu

Takashi Shimura

Sagamiya

Hashizo Ōkawa

Akizuki

Ryutaro Otomo

Hirahara

Kyonosuke Nango

Murayama

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Ichi

Kogiku Hanayagi

Somekichi

Hiromi Hanazono

Osen