Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (雲霧仁左衛門) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. Based on the novel Kumokiri Nizaemon written by Shōtarō Ikenami.

Cast

 * Tatsuya Nakadai as Kumokiri Nizaemon
 * Shima Iwashita as Chiyo
 * Kōshirō Matsumoto as Shikubu Abe
 * Takashi Yamaguchi as Tsugutomo Owari
 * Isao Natsuyagi
 * Hiroyuki Nagato
 * Rinichi Yamamoto
 * Kunie Tanaka
 * Shingo Yamashiro
 * Tatsuo Umemiya
 * Takuzo Kawatani
 * Hideo Takamatsu as Yamada Tobei
 * Tappie Shimokawa as Jihei
 * Tetsurō Tamba as Kichibei
 * Keiko Matsuzaka as Shino
 * Junko Miyashita as Menbiki Okyo
 * Ryōhei Uchida as Yomohichi Chiaki
 * Mitsuko Baishō as Omatsu
 * Mikio Narita
 * Go Kato

Production

 * Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art direction

Reception
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".

Awards and nominations
21st Blue Ribbon Awards
 * Won: Best Supporting Actress - Junko Miyashita

Other adaptation

 * Kumokiri Nizaemon