Overview
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Kunisada Chuji
- Michiyo Aratama as Niko Enzo
- Tetsuro Tamba as Fumizo Mitsuki
- Eijirō Tōno as Kansuke
- Daisuke Katō as Enzo Niko
- Michiyo Aratama as Toku
- Yū Fujiki as Gentetsu Shimizu
- Susumu Fujita as Magistrate Jubei Matsui
- Nakamura Kanzaburo as Kantaro at age 6
- Kumi Mizuno as Kiku