Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.
Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
Toshio Sugie | Director |
Chozo Obata | Editor |
Kazuo Nishino | Executive Producer |
Sanezumi Fujimoto | Executive Producer |
Jūrō Miyoshi | Original Story |
Takeshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
Tsuruzô Nishikawa | Lighting Technician |
Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
Sadao Yamanaka | Screenplay |