26 Aug 1950
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Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
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Top Billed Cast
萬屋錦之介 Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
有馬稲子 Maki, Shuzo's wife
丘さとみ Fuji
岸田今日子 Lady Hagi
渡辺美佐子 Yasu, Sajiemon's wife
三田佳子 Kyoko Hitomi
加藤嘉 Takahiro Hori
佐藤慶 Saburobei Konoe
織田政雄 Gohei
柳永二郎 Gonnosuke Shizuta
江原真二郎 Shibiku-Shosuke Yasutaka Hori
木村功 Hirotaro Iguchi
東野英治郎 Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
森雅之 Lord Tambanokami Munemasa Hori
加藤武 
阿部九洲男 
赤木春恵 
松岡きっこ Sato, Shuzo's daughter
明石潮 Chief retainer
青木義朗 Vassal
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