Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
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| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshitaka Asama | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shuhei Fujisawa | Original Story |
| Production | Hiroshi Fukazawa | Producer |
| Sound | Isao Tomita | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mutsuo Naganuma | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii | Editor |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kazuko Kurosawa | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Gengon Nakaoka | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Yasushi Yamazaki | Other |
| Sound | Naoko Asari | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Shigeyuki Onodera | Music Producer |
| Sound | Yukio Hokari | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Kinichi Hanawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mikito Tanaka | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ayato Kurokawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emiko Hiramatsu | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yasutaka Maehara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tadafumi Ito | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Masaki Arai | Assistant Director |
| Art | Yukitomo Tochino | Gun Wrangler |
| Crew | Etsuko Egawa | Special Effects |
| Production | Ichiro Yamamoto | Producer |
| Production | Junichi Sakomoto | Executive Producer |