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.
Genre: Action
Stars: Ryutaro Otomo, Miyuki Sasa, Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Satomi Oka, Jūshirō Konoe, Kei Satō
Crew: Sadatsugu Matsuda (Director), Shigeji Nakayama (Sound Recordist), Akira Yoshimura (Art Direction), Katsumi Kawai (Editor), Nagaki Yamagishi (Director of Photography), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 91 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 01, 1963
IMDb: 4
