A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an Echigo lion mask, a memento of Chomatsu's deceased father. After several incidents of Echigo lion masks being destroyed in the area, a local kingpin Saheiji shows up at Denbei's demanded he hand over the mask, a request Denbei rejects out of pity for Chomatsu. However, after it is accidentally revealed that the mask contains an important map, Saheiji plots to steal the mask. Chomatsu gets involved after his mother makes a sudden reappearance that sends the boy on a roundabout journey that will reveal the truth about his family.
美空ひばり
as Chomatsu
二代目 市川小太夫
as Denbei
坪内美子
as Oito
堺駿二
as Genroku
宮城千賀子
as Umekichi
高田浩吉
as Sashichi
山路義人
as
青山宏
as
Morie Ishida
as
川田晴久
as
Kenzō Tanaka
as
Mariko Ogasawara
as
