Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
| Directing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Director |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Osamu Dazai | Story |
| Sound | Yoshio Nishikawa | Sound |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Toshirō Mifune | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Kazuo Yamada | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hiroshi Ueda | Production Design |
| Writing | Takeshi Kimura | Screenplay |