Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Tomu UchidaDirector
- Taichiro KosugiOriginal Music Composer
- Toshio TamikadoWriter
- Shintarō MimuraWriter
- Fuji YahiroWriter
Cast
- Chiezo KataokaGenpachi
- Daisuke KatōGenta
- Eijirō KataokaSakawa Kojūrō
- Motoharu UekiJirō
- Chie UekiOkin, the Shamisen Player's Daughter
- Ryūnosuke TsukigataTōzaburō
- Chizuru KitagawaShamisen Player
- Yuriko TashiroOtane
- Eitarō ShindōPilgrim
- Toranosuke OgawaCast
- Kunio KagaCast
- Unpei YokoyamaCast
Stills
Themes
samuraijidaigekiedo period17th centurymount fuji, japan