Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.
Utaemon Ichikawa
Hashizo Ōkawa
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Kōtarō Satomi
Kinya Kitaoji
Satomi Oka
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Harumi Urazato
Hiromi Hanazono
Keiko Okawa
Eitarō Shindō
Isao Yamagata
Kensaku Hara
Kunio Kaga
Kenji Susukida
Eijirō Kataoka
Entatsu Yokoyama
Kyoji Sugi
Ryōei Itō
Kogiku Hanayagi
Yumiko Hasegawa
Chie Ueki
Shinobu Chihara
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Kyonosuke Nango
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Tetsunosuke Tsukigata
Shin Tokudaiji
Eijirō Yanagi
Ryutaro Otomo
Chiezo Kataoka