Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe),worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.

• Shochiku
• THEFOOL
• Sadawo Abe
• Eita Nagayama
• Satoshi Tsumabuki
• Karen Iwata
• Yuko Takeuchi
• Ryuhei Matsuda
• Yasufumi Terawaki
• Yudai Chiba