Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)

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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro on IMDb 6.9/10 21 votes

Released:
1972-06-21

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.

Director:
Sadao Nakajima

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Action, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Bunta Sugawara
    as
    Monjiro
  • Gorō Ibuki
    as
    Seigorou
  • Tsunehiko Watase
    as
    Genta
  • Asao Koike
    as
    Samonji
  • Yukie Kagawa
    as
    Ohana