The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against corruption. Teaming up with a rogue monk, bold tea-picking girls, and even a reformed thug, he battles a violent crime boss exploiting local families. Amid betrayals and brawls, justice and solidarity triumph.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Jun FukudaDirector
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
Cast
- Hiroshi MoriyaMoritaro the Peak-Topper
- Mie HamaOkitsu (tea girl)
- Kiyoshi KodamaIchigoro
- Makoto SatōNagagorō of Shimizu
- Fumie NoguchiOchō (fiancée)
- Mutoshi HappaIshimatsu of the Forest
- Rumiko SasaOume
- Nami TamuraOmatsu
- Takeshi SakamotoTetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)
- Sachio SakaiTraveling Monk
- Shōichi HiroseHighwayman A
- Yutaka NakayamaInnkeeper