is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. Based on the novel Kumokiri Nizaemon written by Shà Âtarà  Ikenami.
Jason Buchanan at AllMovie says that director Hideo Gosha makes a "triumphant return to the samurai genre with this plot twisting, nerve shredding tale", but critic Alexander Jacoby calls it "a bland chanbara".
21st Blue Ribbon Awards