- HD 1080
- Runtime: 163m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Hideo Gosha
- Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Matsumoto Hakuō II, Takashi Yamaguchi, Tetsuro Tamba
- Production_studio: Shochiku, Haiyuza Theater Company
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron is featured in the top rankings of 1978
- #11 in Top Adventure Movies of 1978
- #76 in Top Drama Movies of 1978
- #36 in Top Action Movies of 1978
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.