Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my life cheap." One day, he receives a request from the star of the daughter's kabuki, Nakamura Tsurukichi. However, unable to bear seeing a face reminiscent of his first love, he disappears as soon as the task is completed. But later, Tsurukichi returns to ask Kanbei for help once again...

• Toei Company
• Ryutaro Otomo
• Keiko Okawa
• Kotaro Satomi
• Hiromi Hanazono
• Isao Yamagata
• Yūji Hori
• Kunio Kaga
• Eitarō Shindō