Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)

Directed by Sadao Nakajima

Action, Crime · 1h 31m

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.

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara Monjiro Gorō Ibuki Seigorou Tsunehiko Watase Genta Asao Koike Samonji Yukie Kagawa Ohana Rinichi Yamamoto Shukichi Jūkei Fujioka Chousaburou Masaharu Arikawa Sakichi
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Sen Okaji government official
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Shōji Ōki Michimaro Otabe Ryūjindō
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Takayuki Akutagawa Narrator (voice)

Crew

Director
Sadao Nakajima
Screenplay
Sadao Nakajima
Novel
Saho Sasazawa
Director of Photography
Motoya Washio
Original Music Composer
Chūji Kinoshita
Editor
Kozo Horiike

Details

Original title
木枯し紋次郎
Release date
1972-06-21
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Action, Crime
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company