A wandering swordsman helps a doll maker and his fiancée fight against a ruthless gang in a small town. As tensions escalate, epic duels and betrayals lead to a final showdown that shifts the balance of power. The swordsman departs, leaving a lasting impact on those he helped.
Cast
Hiroshi Moriya
Itadaki no Moritaro (Traveling Wanderer)
Mie Hama
Oshichi-chan (Akabeko Shosuke's daughter)
Makoto Satō
Teraemon (a Western two-sworded ronin)
Kiyoshi Kodama
Monta (Akabeko craftsman)
Takeshi Sakamoto
Akabeko Shosuke
Fumie Noguchi
Bird-chasing woman (female pickpocket)
Mutoshi Happa
Santa of Kisasu (a traveling con man)
Sachio Sakai
The Tiger of Danjima (the local bad boss)
Masahiko Shimazu
Goro (orphan)
Senkichi Ōmura
Ha-Kou (one of the gang's underlings)
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Tea shop owner
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Ronin (Pursuit Squad)
Masaya Nihei
Jari-Matsu (a follower of Danjima)
Yasuhiko Saijō
Hanzo (a follower of Danjima)
Teruko Mita
The landlady of Kanekura
Yutaka Nakayama
Ro-Kou (a follower)
Shōichi Hirose
Ee-Kou (a follower)
Kôji Uno
Unknown
Toshio Miura
Unknown
Wataru Ōmae
Unknown
Shinpei Mitsui
Unknown
Haruya Sakamoto
Unknown
Minoru Itō
Unknown
Shigemi Sunagawa
Unknown
Rinsaku Ogata
Unknown
Yoshiyuki Uemura
Unknown
Yasuzō Ogawa
Unknown
Akira Yamada
Unknown
Hiroshi Sekita
Unknown
Takuya Yuki
Unknown
Yukihiko Gondō
Unknown
Hiroshi Tanaka
Unknown
Koji Uenishi
Unknown
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Unknown
Hiroaki Kitano
Unknown
Masato Koseki
Unknown
本馬豊暖市
Unknown
Terunobu Ishiguro
Unknown
Haruo Suzuki
Unknown
Yoko Ueno
Unknown
Crew
Jun Fukuda
Director
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay, Lyricist
Ryôhei Fujii
Editor
錦織正信
Assistant Director
Ryô Kinoshita
Assistant Director
Masaaki Hisamatsu
Assistant Director
Reiji Miwa
Producer
Shirô Yamamoto
Producer
Takashi Iwai
Camera Technician
Shōji Utsumi
Camera Department Manager
Kazutami Hara
Camera Production Assistant
Akinobu Ijichi
Camera Production Assistant
Tamio Matsuo
Camera Production Assistant
Kiichi Omura
Camera Production Assistant
Akira Takada
Lighting Camera
Masahiro Katō
Costume Designer
Shigeo Kobayashi
Hair Department Head
Keiko Ina
Hair Designer
Hiroshi Ueda
Art Department Manager
Akiyoshi Kikuchi
Art Department Assistant
Katsuhiko Shiraki
Art Department Assistant
Hiro Matsui
Art Department Production Assistant
Tatsuma Shintani
Sound Engineer
Yasuo Wakabayashi
Sound Engineer
Rokuro Ishikawa
Lighting Production Assistant
Shinichi Ohno
Lighting Production Assistant
Hiroshi Asano
Lighting Production Assistant
Hiroshi Shimizu
Lighting Production Assistant
Ken Yamaki
Lighting Production Assistant
Minoru Oda
Lighting Production Assistant
Akira Oba
Lighting Production Assistant
Yasuo Miyagawa
Lighting Production Assistant
Toshio Nanri
Lighting Production Assistant
Keiji Matsuo
Music Arranger
Masao Yoneyama
Music Producer
Hideo Harada
Music Consultant
Kenjiro Hirose
Music
Koichi Noguchi
Production Accountant
大隅銀造
Special Props
Kihei Fukuda
Special Props
Shigetaro Takayama
Props
Mineo Ogawa
Props
Eiji Ishihara
Props
Akio Nojima
Props
Jiro Miyagi
Props
Norio Tone
Recording Supervision
Hisashi Shimonaga
Recording Supervision
Keisei Ogawa
Recording Supervision
Sakamoto Nobuo
Recording Supervision
Hisaharu Miura
Recording Supervision
Takako Kobayashi
Recording Supervision
Ryū Kuze
Acting Double
Teruo Maki
Production Manager
Juichi Tanaka
Action Director
Takio Osawa
Production Executive
Hiroshi Moriya
Theme Song Performance
Kuwata Shinkan
Publicist