Overview
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Top Cast
Chiezō Kataoka
Genpachi
Daisuke Katō
Genta
Eijirō Kataoka
Sakawa Kojūrō
Motoharu Ueki
Jirō
Chie Ueki
Okin, the Shamisen Player's Daughter
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Tōzaburō
Chizuru Kitagawa
Shamisen Player
Yuriko Tashiro
Otane
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Movie Info
Release Date
February 27, 1955
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Adventure, Drama
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