Synopsis
Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Sadatsugu MatsudaDirector
- Hajime KaburagiOriginal Music Composer
- Michihei MuramatsuScreenplay
Cast
- Ryutaro OtomoYajuro Inaba
- Miyuki SasaCast
- Chōjūrō KawarasakiSasuke
- Satomi OkaNana
- Jūshirō KonoeIchibei
- Kei SatōKatsumaki
- Masao MishimaCast
- Kamatari FujiwaraMiyuki Sasa
- Jotaro TogamiCast
- Yoshiko YashiojiCast
- Hideo HongoKankichi
- Toyo TakahashiCast
Themes
japansamuraiperiod dramachanbara