First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swordsman.
Shoji Umewaka
Akadô Suzunosuke
Naritoshi Hayashi
Yataro Kurokawa
Yōko Uraji
Tamao Nakamura
Sumire Harukaze
Setsuko Hama
Shōzō Nanbu
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Eigorō Onoe
Shintarō Nanjō
Teruyo Asagumo
