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Under obligation to the clan that offered him shelter, wandering gambler Tokijiro (Kinnosuke Nakamura) honored their mandate and slew an enemy of the gang's leader in a duel. However, when his dying victim asks Tokijiro to shepherd his wife (Junko Iekuchi) and child to the safety of her family, he finds himself a target of his erstwhile sponsors. Tai Kato's remarkable take on the oft-filmed Shin Hasegawa play co-stars Chiyonosuke Azuma, Kiyoshi Atsumi. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles English; featurettes. In Japanese with English subtitles.
