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.

Cast:Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Rie Miyazawa, Koji Ishizaka, Ruriko Asaoka, Hisaya Morishige,

Genre:Action, Drama,

country:Japan,

Production:Toho Pictures, TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Suntory, Tokyo Laboratory,