Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kazuo HasegawaMoritō Endō | Moritō Endō |
 Machiko KyōLady Kesa | Lady Kesa |
 Isao YamagataWataru Watanabe | Wataru Watanabe |
 Yataro KurokawaShigemori | Shigemori |
 Kōtarō BandōRokurō | Rokurō |
 Jun TazakiKogenta | Kogenta |
 Koreya SendaGen Kiyomori | Gen Kiyomori |
 Masao ShimizuNobuyori | Nobuyori |
 Tatsuya IshiguroYachūta | Yachūta |
 Kenjiro UemuraMasanaka | Masanaka |
 Gen ShimizuSaburōsuke | Saburōsuke |
 Michiko ArakiMano | Mano |
 Yoshie MinamiTone | Tone |
| KKikue MōriSawa | Sawa |
 Ryōsuke KagawaYasutada | Yasutada |
| SShinobu ArakiIesada | Iesada |
| KKunitaro SawamuraMoritada | Moritada |
 Kanji KoshibaMunemori | Munemori |
 Fujio HarumotoKanefusa | Kanefusa |
 Taiji TonoyamaKakisuke | Kakisuke |
| HHiroshi MizunoOtoami | Otoami |
 Shōzō NanbuSadafusa | Sadafusa |
| SShintarō NanjōTanenari | Tanenari |
 Toshiaki KonoeMasazumi | Masazumi |
 Ryūzaburō MitsuokaSadachika | Sadachika |
| SSeishiro HaraMitsusada | Mitsusada |
 Saburo DateTomoyuki | Tomoyuki |
 Yukio HorikitaHeita | Heita |
| TTakaji FukuiNaganobu | Naganobu |
| FFumihiko YokoyamaGiheiji | Giheiji |