It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!
Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Hyosuke Yagyu

Shintarō Katsu
Tsunashiro

Naritoshi Hayashi
Unknown
Shunji Natsume
Unknown

Miyako Tachibana
Unknown

Yataro Kurokawa
Miyamoto Musashi

Ryōsuke Kagawa
Unknown

Rieko Sumi
Unknown

Kodayu Ichikawa
Unknown
Ken Mitsuda
Unknown

Shōzō Nanbu
Unknown
Hiroshi Mizuno
Unknown

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Unknown

Saburo Date
Unknown

Yukio Horikita
Unknown

Jun Fujikawa
Unknown
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Unknown

Ikkei Tamaki
Unknown
Akira Shimizu
Unknown

Yūji Hamada
Unknown
Kazuo Ōbayashi
Unknown
Ryū Takeda
Unknown
Sachio Yasuda
Unknown
Asako Takahara
Unknown

Kanae Kobayashi
Unknown
Sayoko Nakagami
Unknown

Keiko Koyanagi
Unknown
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