Saga of the Vagabonds

Directed by Toshio Sugie

With Toshirō Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Yōko Tsukasa, Misa Uehara and Takashi Shimura

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.