An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…

• Toei Company
• Kinnosuke Nakamura
• Takahiro Tamura
• Tetsuro Tamba
• Yoshiko Mita
• Ai Sasaki
• Eitarō Shindō
• Shoichi Ozawa
• Ken Mitsuda