is a 1979 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel of the same title.
Plot Sasaio Heizaburo is a skilled samurai with amnesia. One day, he meets Gomyo Kiyoemon. Kiyoemon gives him the name Tanigawa Yataro and starts using him as a hit man.
Cast Tatsuya Nakadai as Gomyo Kiyoemon Yoshio Harada as Tanigawa Yataro(Sasao Heizaburo) Tetsuro Tamba as Tanuma Ogitsugu Mikio Narita as Toramatsu Makoto Fujita as Kasuke Hajime Hana as Sukegorō Tatsuo Umemiya as Yaichi Kōji Yakusho as Kuwano Hideo Murota as Sakimatsu Hideji Otaki as Jihei Eijirō Tōno as Shōgen Daisuke Ryu as Bunkichi Keiko Kishi as Omon Ayumi Ishida as Oriha Isao Natsuyagi as Matsu Sonny Chiba as Shimoguni Samon
Production Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art direction
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