"Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness."
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Yūzō Kayama
as Hyoma Utsuki
Michiyo Aratama
as Ohama
Yōko Naitō
as Omatsu
Toshirō Mifune
as Toranosuke Shimada
Tadao Nakamaru
as Isamu Kondo
Kei Satō
as Kamo Serizawa
Kō Nishimura
as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Ichirō Nakatani
as Bunnojo Utsuki
Kunie Tanaka
as Senkichi
Takamaru Sasaki
as Ishinsai Nakamura
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Dansho Tsukue
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Omatsu's grandfather
Hideyo Amamoto
as Shuzen Kamio
Akio Miyabe
as Toshizo Ogata
Yasuzō Ogawa
as Yohachi
Kyōji Hayakawa
as Heisuke Todo
Atsuko Kawaguchi
as Okinu
Shōji Ōki
as Soji Okita
Hiroshi Hasegawa
as Aoyama the Scout
Kanzō Uni
as
Shin Ibuki
Seishirō Kuno
Keiichi Taki
Takao Zushi
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Hiroshi Tanaka
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Fumiko Umeka
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Michio Yamamoto
Assistant Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Kaizan Nakazato
Novel
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Murai
Director of Photography
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Ryū Kuze
Fight Choreographer