Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.
Released: Oct 10, 1969
Runtime: 117 minutes
Stars: Toshirō Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Etsushi Takahashi, Minori Terada, Nobuko Otowa, Yūko Mochizuki
Crew: Kihachi Okamoto (Director), Kihachi Okamoto (Screenplay), Sakae Hirosawa (Screenplay), Masaru Satō (Music), Hiroshi Ueda (Art Direction), Shigeo Kobayashi (Makeup Artist)