A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.
Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura, Hiroki Matsukata, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Wakaba Irie
Crew: Tatsuo Nogami (Screenplay), Sadao Nakajima (Screenplay), Kazuo Kasahara (Screenplay), Masaru Satō (Original Music Composer), Koji Inoue (Lighting Technician), Katsumi Kawai (Editor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 22, 1965
IMDb: 3.2
Keywords:yakuza