The novel deals with the warlord Gotō Matabei's life during the Warring States period.
[5][6] Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan.
However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and leaves the clan.
[7] A Daiei production in 1952, Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
[8] A Daiei production in 1964, Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and Music by Akira Ifukube.