A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord Honjo. One of Honjo's most trusted under-lords is Sanzaemon. He has designs on Matabei's fief, and he plots to kill Matabei. He finally convinces Lord Honjo of Matabei's guilt. Now Matabei must fight to survive.
Utaemon Ichikawa
Jūshirō Konoe
Sentarō Fushimi
Kensaku Hara
Hiroki Matsukata
Isao Yamagata
Keiko Okawa
Shingo Yamashiro
Shunji Sakai
Kenji Susukida
Koinosuke Onoe
Hiromi Hanazono
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Kichiya Bando
Shintaro Nasu
Kunijirō Yanagi
Jushiro Kobayashi
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
Ryuji Kita
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Kazuo Tokita
Eijirō Sekine
Momonosuke Ichikawa
Koji Arima
Tomisaburō Wakayama