Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yoshio HaradaJokichi | Jokichi |
| KKatsuo NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Toru MinegishiNot listed | Not listed |
 Etsuko IchiharaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kōji NanbaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Kayo MatsuoNot listed | Not listed |
 Sanae KitabayashiNot listed | Not listed |
| MMaki MizuharaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKaoru KusudaNot listed | Not listed |
 Ryoko NakanoNot listed | Not listed |
| RRakoji NanbaraNot listed | Not listed |
 Saburo DateNot listed | Not listed |
 Atsuo NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Ryōhei UchidaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kantarō SugaNot listed | Not listed |
 Tokue HanazawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Gen ShimizuNot listed | Not listed |
| SShiro KunoNot listed | Not listed |
 Hisao ToakeNot listed | Not listed |
 Kōichi UenoyamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Ikio SawamuraNot listed | Not listed |
| CChikara HashimotoNot listed | Not listed |
| KKôji TsutsuiNot listed | Not listed |
| TTakeo KamuraNot listed | Not listed |
 Kai AtoNot listed | Not listed |
 Saho SasazawaNot listed | Not listed |