Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. He allies himself with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader, Takechi, and imagines that he has come up in the world. But Takechi makes Izo a killer and a puppet, filled with self-loathing and a need to stop Takechi.

Starring:

Akira Yamauchi, Ichirô Nakatani, Jiro Sakagami, Kei Yamamoto, Kunie Tanaka, Noboru Nakaya, Saburo Date, Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Shimomoto, Yûjirô Ishihara

Genre:

Action, Drama, History