Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)

  • NR
  • 06/21/1972 (JP)
  • Action, Crime
  • 1h 31m

Overview

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. When he discovers that his friend's mother has died over a year ago, Monjiro seeks to escape with a group of prisoners in order to get his revenge.

Sadao Nakajima

Director, Screenplay

Saho Sasazawa

Novel

Cast

Bunta Sugawara's headshot

Bunta Sugawara

Monjiro
Gorō Ibuki's headshot

Gorō Ibuki

Seigorou
Tsunehiko Watase's headshot

Tsunehiko Watase

Genta
Asao Koike's headshot

Asao Koike

Samonji
Yukie Kagawa's headshot

Yukie Kagawa

Ohana
Rinichi Yamamoto's headshot

Rinichi Yamamoto

Shukichi
Jūkei Fujioka's headshot

Jūkei Fujioka

Chousaburou
Masaharu Arikawa's headshot

Masaharu Arikawa

Sakichi

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