Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.

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Kinnosuke Nakamura

Toshirō Mifune

Shima Iwashita

Takahiro Tamura

Eitarō Ozawa