In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

• Daiei Film
• Machiko Kyō
• Mitsuko Mito
• Kinuyo Tanaka
• Masayuki Mori
• Eitarō Ozawa
• Sugisaku Aoyama
• Mitsusaburō Ramon
• Ryōsuke Kagawa