The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
Toshirō Mifune
as Isaburo Sasahara
Yōko Tsukasa
as Ichi Sasahara
Gō Katō
as Yogoro Sasahara
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Bunzo Sasahara
Etsuko Ichihara
as Kiku
Isao Yamagata
as Shobei Tsuchiya
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Tatewaki Asano
Shigeru Kōyama
as Geki Takahashi
Michiko Ōtsuka
as Suga Sasahara
Tatsuo Matsumura
as Lord Masakata Matsudaira
Hotsake
Has some of the best acting I've ever seen in a film. You can taste the tension and anguish between the main character's loyalty for his lord and his son....