Two rival firefighters vs. corrupt samurai in a tea-fueled revenge rampage through old Edo.
Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the vassal of Kaga Clan's accounting officer, Shinagawa Daihachi demands that Omon serve him tea in his mansion and she refuses, the clan's samurai abduct her setting in motion a series of events that will bring the two firefighters into a world of danger and excitement. Jirokichi, leader of the Edo firefighting team "Ha-gumi" must first rescue Omon from the clutches of the vile Kaga Clan's retainers.
Practical Effects
Real Edo-period firefighting techniques and ladder formations, absolutely bonkers to watch.
Direction
Masahiro Makino's rapid-fire editing keeps fights kinetic and breathless.
Acting
Kichigoro and Jirokichi's rivalry-to-brotherhood arc hits harder than expected.
Director
Masahiro Makino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jidaigeki films like this peaked in the 1960s as post-war Japan processed feudal hierarchy through populist heroes—firefighters as working-class samurai without swords.
Masahiro Makino shot this in just ten days, typical for his 'program pictures,' yet the firefighting sequences required coordinating dozens of extras in authentic Edo-period gear.
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