Beautiful Gonpati

A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpassed the domain's champion Honjo Sukehichi during a ceremonial match. Though Gonpachi was promised a promotion to samurai status due to his skills, Sukehichi's father Sukezaemon's intervention out of jealousy prevented this. In anger, Gonpachi killed Sukezaemon and, without realizing it, also mistakenly killed Tomoe, his lover's brother Tsushimo Uemon. Following this, he fled to Kyoto, seeking shelter at the "Murasa" inn operated by Uemon's aunt.

• Tatsuo ŌsoneDirector
• Seiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer

• Teiji Takahashi白井権八
• Michiko Sagaお富津
• Yukiko Shimazaki小柴
• Yatarō Kitagami本庄助七
• Hiroyuki Nagato本庄助八
• Shin Tokudaiji津下友右衛門
• Kodayu Ichikawa白井庄右衛門
• Jotaro Togami本庄助左衛門
• Satoshi Nishida仁礼兵庫之助
• Hinode Nishikawa芸人松井源水
• Shirō Ōsaka桜川小善平
• Chieko Naniwaおよし