Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
Toshirō Mifune
Osami
Tatsuya Mihashi
The King
Makoto Satō
Gorjaka
Tadao Nakamaru
Ensai
Mie Hama
Innkeeper's daughter
Akiko Wakabayashi
Spuria, Chamberlain's daughter
Yumi Shirakawa
Queen Izato
Akihiko Hirata
Chamberlain
