The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.
| Writing | Shūgorō Yamamoto | Novel |
| Directing | Masaki Kobayashi | Director |
| Writing | Yasuko Miyazaki | Screenplay |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Producer |
| Production | Masayuki Satō | Producer |
| Production | Hideyuki Shiino | Producer |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Kōzō Okazaki | Cinematography |
| Editing | Hisashi Sagara | Editor |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Art Direction |
| Art | Dai Arakawa | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshio Ueno | Costume Designer |
| Production | Shigeru Shinohara | Production Manager |
| Directing | Shûki Yoshizawa | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Naotake Satsumoto | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Akita Honma | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Hideo Nishizaki | Sound |
| Crew | Kentarô Yuasa | Fight Choreographer |
| Camera | Shigeaki Hirabayashi | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Kaname Matsuno | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Kazuo Shimomura | Gaffer |
| Directing | Eiko Yoshida | Continuity |
| Art | Makoto Kikuchi | Assistant Art Director |
