A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young man who has a master license menkyo kaiden in the art of swordsmanship, but weak against lies and women. A remake of Bungaku no Issue, shot by Sadao Yamanaka in 1933.
Released: Oct 16, 1960
Runtime: 95 minutes
Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Takashi Shimura, Hiroshi Koizumi, Reiko Dan, Yukiko Shimazaki, Tōru Abe
Crew: Shūe Matsubayashi (Director), Kyōji Shirai (Novel), Kaneto Shindō (Screenplay), Matsuo Kishi (Screenplay), Kōzō Okazaki (Cinematography), Koji Taku (Music)