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1952
2h 15m
7.0IMDb

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What it's about

Soldiers Hayatenosuke Sasa and Kagami Yaheiji leave their besieged castle on a secret mission into the enemy camp. Hayatenosuke has left behind his lover, Kano. In the camp, Hayatenosuke is wounded and cared for by Oryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayatenosuke accidentally kills her father, he flees, with Oryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayatenosuke's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayatenosuke, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.

Cast and crew

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Writer: Hiroshi Inagaki, Yasushi Inoue, Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Danshirô Ichikawa

Details

Release date: Nov 15, 1956
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan