In 16th-century Japan, the peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their clay pots to a party of soldiers in a neighbouring village, despite a warning from a local sage against profiting from war. Genjuro's quest of wealth and the enigmatic Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, risk killing themselves and their spouses, Miyagi and Ohama.
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In 16th-century Japan, the peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their clay pots to a party of soldiers in a neighbouring village, despite a warning from a local sage against profiting from war. Genjuro's quest of wealth and the enigmatic Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, risk killing themselves and their spouses, Miyagi and Ohama.
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