Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor.
Genre: Action
Stars: Yoshio Harada, Katsuo Nakamura, Toru Minegishi, Etsuko Ichihara, Kôji Nanbara, Kayo Matsuo
Crew: Kazuo Ikehiro (Director), Itsuhiro Ishimatsu (Screenplay), Kikumaru Okuda (Producer), Yasushi Ichihara (Director of Photography), Kazuo Miyagawa (Director of Photography), Motoji Kojima (Art Direction)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Tokyo Eiga
Runtime: 87 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 10, 1972
IMDb: 4.8
