Happily Tied to the Road

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Happily Tied to the Road (1959)

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

Drama · 1h 28m

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers along the route through his territory. When Hanjiro steps in to gamble with him one-on-one it leads to a deadly vendetta that will show no mercy. Along the way Hanjiro is called upon to help sisters with no one else to depend on. Will the feud end in tragedy, or can the honest wanderer prevail against the bloodlust of an angry yakuza boss whom he had scarred for life?

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Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa Hanjiro Kusama Kyoko Aoyama Omon Hiroko Sakuramachi Fuji Denjirō Ōkōchi Kinpira Kōtarō Satomi Masayoshi Haruo Tanaka Mishima Shin Tokudaiji Fujigoro Eitarō Shindō Koshuya Akitake Kōno Sanemon
S
Shinji Oda Chogoro
M
Michisaburō Segawa Jiro Taro Michimaro Otabe Shigesuke

Crew

Director
Yasushi Sasaki
Screenplay
Yoshitake Hisa
Director of Photography
Nagaki Yamagishi
Original Music Composer
Seiichi Suzuki
Editor
Shintarō Miyamoto

Details

Original title
おしどり道中
Release date
1959-04-21
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company