A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
Akihiko Hirata , Akira Kubo , Hiroshi Tachikawa , Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi , Kôji Uruki , Kamatari Fujiwara , Keiju Kobayashi , Kunie Tanaka , Masao Shimizu , Minoru Itô , Reiko Dan , Sachio Sakai , Shôichi Hirose , Shin Ôtomo , Takako Irie , Takashi Shimura , Tatsuya Nakadai , Tatsuyoshi Ehara , Toranosuke Ogawa , Toshirô Mifune , Yûnosuke Itô
