Release, runtime and language

1969 · 117 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Kihachi Okamoto

Starring

Toshirô Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Fujio Tokita, Ren Yamamoto, Sachio Sakai, Bokuzen Hidari

Set in Japan in February 1868, as the Tokugawa shogunate collapses and Emperor Meiji’s authority expands, Gonzo, a soldier fighting for the Restoration, travels back to his native village of Sawando. There he seeks to inform the residents and rally them against the lingering tyranny of the old regime.