Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

Directed by Buichi Saitō

Written by Goro Fujita, Norio Osada

Beginning of the Showa era, Takasaki City in Joshu (Gunma Province). Gambler Inufushi Yoichi continues to lose at Takamasa's gambling house. The authoritative female gambler Ai gives him money and advises him to think seriously about his life. She has to leave Takamasa because of him. She travels to Tomioka for advice from Matsumiya Seiji, who previously helped her. However, the latter is killed due to a conflict with the Kaizu-gumi yakuza family, making his wife Tane a widow...

Cast

Hiroko Ogi

Ai Konno

Meiko Kaji

Natsuko Inubushi

Tatsuya Fuji

Tappei Kominato

Jiro Okazaki

Yoichi Inubushi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Yanagikichi Inubushi

Ryōhei Uchida

Yasujiro Yuki

Kunie Tanaka

Seiji Matsumiya

Tōru Abe

Tokuzo Sekiyama

Shōki Fukae

Takeshi Igarashi