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1957
1h 8m
In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears collapse, Anzai demands a seed from Yoshimi’s lineage, specifically from his wife, Fushihime. Outraged but facing annihilation, Yoshimi gives Fushihime a string of eight ancestral beads and urges her to escape to loyal retainer Inuda Kobungo. Instead, she goes alone to Anzai, followed by her dog, Hachibo. In a twist, Hachibo attacks and kills Anzai, allowing Fushihime to escape. She later reveals that the beads protected her and predicts that eight warriors bearing these beads will someday defend the Satomi family before passing away. Yoshimi finds one of the beads in Inuzuka Nobuno’s armor and convinces her to serve him. Meanwhile, Baka Daiki, plotting to overthrow Satomi, imprisons Inukawa Shosuke, who tries to intervene, under the watch of vassal Aminen Saomojiro.
Directed by Kunio Watanabe

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Inuzuka Shino
Hiroshi Ogasawara

Shoji Nakayama
Inuyama Dôsetsu
Misako Uji
HamajiKeinosuke Wada
Inukawa Sôsuke
Yōichi Numata
Inue Shinbee
Tetsuro Tamba
Aboshi Samajirô
Kusuo Abe
Umaka HirokiSaburō Bōya
Akaiwa IkkakuHiroshi Ayukawa
Inuta Kobungo
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Inumura KakutarôAkira Nakamura

Hiroshi Hayashi
Satomi Yoshimi
Sumiko Abe
FunamushiMiho Jo
Sachiko Tôyama
Fusehime
Katsuko Wakasugi
Wakaogi
Kikuko Hanaoka
IsarakoAkira Kato
Fumio Hara
Status
Released
Release date
January 9, 1957
Budget
—
Revenue
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Language
Japanese