Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.

Tsumasaburō Bandō
as Koina no Gimpei

Naminosuke Horikawa
as Hotate no Ushimatsu

Ryûsui Iwami
as Iwakaku no Tajiro

Saburô Kojima
as Gohei

Reiko Mochizuki
as Oichi, Gehei's daughter

Yûkichi Nagae
as

Kotonosuke Nakamura
as

Mitsuo Namino
as Kuma no Kurozo

Kikuya Okada
as Tsumeki no Unokichi

Seiichi Saga
as Horaana no Sakuzo