Duel of Blood and Sand

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.

• Sadatsugu MatsudaDirector
• Hajime KaburagiOriginal Music Composer
• Michihei MuramatsuScreenplay

• 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