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 Okawa
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Kotaro 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