The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family. When the boss of the Shimazu is killed, Shigejiro takes revenge and is sent to jail. Upon his release, he meets the dying widow of one of hid followers and takes her to her father, Boss Shiomasa, who take him into his family. But when Shiomasa is killed by an old enemy, Shigejiro is obligated to take revenge...
Unfortunately the movie Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Kiyoshi Saeki | Director |
| Camera | Ichirō Hoshijima | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Shunsuke Kikuchi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Eimei Yamamoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Isao Matsumoto | Screenplay |
| Art | Hiroshi Fujita | Art Direction |
