Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But because the high courtiers dislike career soldiers gaining power and influence, they ignore the will of ex-Emperor Toba and refuse to reward the captain. Reward recommender Lord Tokinobu is punished, and the captain sends his son Kiyomori to the Lord's residence, where he falls in love with Tokiko, the Lord's daughter. Meanwhile, Kiyomori finds out that he is possibly the ex-Emperor's son... Written by L.H. Wong
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Sound | Fumio Hayasaka | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kōhei Sugiyama | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Art Direction |
| Crew | Goro Hisamitsu | Special Effects |
| Art | Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tsuru Nakai | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hideo Matsuyama | Production Design |
| Art | Takejirô Nakajima | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masanori Kobayashi | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma | Editor |
| Writing | Masashige Narusawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tamekichi Mochizuki | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eiji Yoshikawa | Novel |
| Writing | Hisakazu Tsuji | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Kenichi Okamoto | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Iwao Ôtani | Sound Recordist |
