In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He is saved by Karatsu Kanbei (Kazuo Hasegawa), a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it soon becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has several potentially shady ulterior motives.
長谷川一夫
as Kanbei Kanzamon
田中絹代
as Okinu
市川扇升
as Daihachiro
河野秋武
as Kazuma Hochino
葛城文子
as Hoshino's mother
田中春男
as Seijiro
横山運平
as
清川玉枝
as Omatsu
林喜美枝
as
Sachiko Mitani
as
鳥羽陽之助
as
沢井三郎
as
