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.
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
- Studio: Daiei Film
- Keyword: japan, samurai, based on novel or book, greed, bigamy, tragedy, rural area, black and white, ghost, jidaigeki, sengoku period, feudal japan, 16th century, warring states period
- Cast: Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori, Eitarō Ozawa, Sugisaku Aoyama