In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.
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| Directing | Sadao Yamanaka | Director |
| Camera | Akira Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Masanobu Takeyama | Producer |
| Writing | Shintarō Mimura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mokuami Kawatake | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Tadashi Ota | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Kazuo Kubo | Art Direction |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Assistant Director |