Released:
1955-02-27

Overview:
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.

Director:
Tomu Uchida

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Drama, Adventure

• Cast:
• 
  Chiezo Kataoka
  as
  Genpachi
• 
  Daisuke Katō
  as
  Genta
• 
  Eijirō Kataoka
  as
  Sakawa Kojūrō
• 
  Motoharu Ueki
  as
  Jirō
• 
  Chie Ueki
  as
  Okin, the Shamisen Player's Daughter