Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.

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Credits

Teinosuke KinugasaDirector

Kazuo HasegawaMoritō Endō

Machiko KyōLady Kesa

Isao YamagataWataru Watanabe

Yataro KurokawaShigemori