Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide),his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

• Toho Pictures
• Ken Takakura
• Kiichi Nakai
• Rie Miyazawa
• Koji Ishizaka
• Ruriko Asaoka
• Hisaya Morishige
• Ryudo Uzaki
• Tatsuo Matsumura