Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.

• Eisei Gekijo
• Shochiku
• Masatoshi Nagase
• Takako Matsu
• Hidetaka Yoshioka
• Yukiyoshi Ozawa
• Tomoko Tabata
• Chieko Baisho
• Kunie Tanaka
• Sachiko Mitsumoto