Rise Against the Sword

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Makoto Satō, Yuriko Hoshi, Kichijirō Ueda, Ryo Tamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kō Nishimura, Akihiko Hirata

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