Top Cast
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Tomisaburō Wakayama
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Noriko Kitazawa
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Eiji Wakasugi
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Gen Funabashi
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Junko Uozumi
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Saburō Sawai
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Shinsuke Mikimoto
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Kōtarō Sugie
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Masao Takamatsu
Overview
1958 jidaigeki directed by Masaki Mori for Shintoho.
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