The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.

• TOHO
• Mifune Productions
• Toshirō Mifune
• Yōko Tsukasa
• Gō Katō
• Tatsuyoshi Ehara
• Etsuko Ichihara
• Isao Yamagata
• Tatsuya Nakadai
• Shigeru Kōyama