(Chi to Suna no Ketto)
1963 - b & w - 88 min. REMASTERED Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9)

Starring: OTOMO Ryutaro
               KONOE Jushiro
Directed by: MATSUDA Sadatsugu
Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is
leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged
by a violent group of brigands.  In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the
townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach
them how to stand up for themselves.  Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent
the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him.  Led by the
magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points
to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.