Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.

Run Time

1h 33m

Genre

Action, Drama

Release Date

13 May 1964

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Streaming On
Criterion Channel
Samurai Productions
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