Summaries

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three wanderers who travel through feudal Japan selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls.

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three friends in feudal Japan who are ronin: masterless warriors, who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. These are not the YOJIMBO Super Samurai but rather the rank and file, the spear-carriers. The irony is that even though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of Bushido; and this tension leads to tragedy.—hutch48

Details

Keywords
  • mercenary
  • yakuza
  • prostitute
  • thug
  • wanderer
Genres
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Apr 6, 1973
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Production companies Art Theatre Guild (ATG) Kon Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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