In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Toshirō MifuneTetsu | Tetsu |
 Ryūnosuke TsukigataJakoman | Jakoman |
 Yuriko HamadaYuki | Yuki |
 Izumi HaraTaka (as Senko Hara) | Taka (as Senko Hara) |
 Yoshiko KugaGirl at church | Girl at church |
 Yuriko HanabusaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kamatari FujiwaraSoutaro | Soutaro |
| KKeiichi ShimadaGenji | Genji |
 Nijiko KiyokawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Eitarō ShindōKyubei | Kyubei |
| MMitsuo MatsumotoDaigaku | Daigaku |
 Yoshio KosugiNot listed | Not listed |
| HHeiguro MatsumotoNot listed | Not listed |
| AAkira SeraNot listed | Not listed |
| AAkira TaniNot listed | Not listed |