Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago.
Stunts
Pre-wire work sword fights that actually hurt to watch.
Costume
Edo-period drip so detailed you'll pause to screenshot.
Director
Kokichi Uchide
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yagyu Jubei is Japan's Zorro — a real historical figure mythologized into pop culture immortality. This film helped cement his 'lone wolf with a secret' persona.
Jūshirō Konoe played Jubei in over a dozen films; by 1963, he could probably do the sword choreography blindfolded. Which, appropriately, he often did.
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