Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials.
Toshirō Mifune | Gonzo |
Shima Iwashita | Tomi |
Etsushi Takahashi | Ichinose Hanzo |
Minori Terada | Sanji |
Nobuko Otowa | Oharu |
Yūko Mochizuki | Ume |
Jitsuko Yoshimura | Oyou |
Kawai Okada | Osode |
Shigeru Kōyama | Staff Chief Aragaki |
Hideyo Amamoto | Dr. Gensai |
Tokue Hanazawa | Komatora |
Shin Kishida | Secretary Sokichi |