Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general and Yuki is a princess, the peasants agree to accompany the pair to safety in return for gold. Along the way, the general must prove his expertise in battle while also hiding his identity.
Elenco: Toshirō Mifune , Minoru Chiaki , Kamatari Fujiwara , Misa Uehara , Susumu Fujita , Takashi Shimura , Eiko Miyoshi , Toshiko Higuchi , Yû Fujiki , Yoshio Tsuchiya , Kokuten Kōdō , Takeshi Katō , Kōji Mitsui , Toranosuke Ogawa , Kichijirô Ueda , Nakajirô Tomita , Yoshifumi Tajima , Ikio Sawamura , Senkichi Ômura , Sachio Sakai , Makoto Satō , Yoshio Kosugi , Akira Tani , Yutaka Sada , Takeo Oikawa , Tadao Nakamaru , Takuzō Kumagai , Shôichi Hirose , Etsurô Saijô , Masayoshi Nagashima , Fuminori Ôhashi , Shin Ôtomo , Minoru Itô , Haruo Suzuki , Shigekatsu Kanazawa , Kazuo Higata , Haruo Nakajima , Ryû Kuze , Ichirô Chiba , Shigemi Sunagawa , Rinsaku Ogata , Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi , Haruya Sakamoto .