In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.
| Directing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Director |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
| Writing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Writer |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Music |
| Crew | Junichi Segawa | Cinematography |
| Editing | Yoshiharu Bandô | Editor |
| Art | Tatsuo Kita | Production Design |
| Sound | Masao Fujiyoshi | Sound |
| Lighting | Arao Wakatsuki | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Tokuzō Kajino | Original Story |