Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)
1972 · 1h 31m · Action, Crime
Genres: Action, Crime
Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an island for prisoners.
Director: Sadao Nakajima
Writers: Saho Sasazawa, Sadao Nakajima
Music by: Chūji Kinoshita
Cinematography: Motoya Washio
Editor: Kozo Horiike
Part of the Kogarashi Monjiro franchise.
Cast
Bunta Sugawara as MonjiroGorō Ibuki as SeigorouTsunehiko Watase as GentaAsao Koike as SamonjiYukie Kagawa as OhanaRinichi Yamamoto as ShukichiJūkei Fujioka as ChousaburouMasaharu Arikawa as SakichiSen Okaji as government officialShōji ŌkiMichimaro Otabe as RyūjindōTakayuki Akutagawa as Narrator (voice)More like this
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