Year: 1977
Runtime: 81 mins
Language: Japanese
Director: Ikuo Sekimoto
Zenjiro (Masaru Shiga) is a low‑life criminal who wanders Japan with a raucous gang of crooks, gamblers and rapists. After his latest venture—raping a samurai’s wife—he discovers his lover Okoyo (Eiko Matsuda) has been taken as a concubine by Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna (Kantaro Suga). Determined to rescue her, Zenjiro becomes entangled in a web of murderous palace intrigue.
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