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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

7.6

1h 31m

1972

Synopsis

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

ActionCrime

revengejidaigeki

Cast & Crew

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

as Monjiro

Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

as Seigorou

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

as Genta

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

as Samonji

Yukie Kagawa

Yukie Kagawa

as Ohana

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

as Shukichi

Jūkei Fujioka

Jūkei Fujioka

as Chousaburou

Masaharu Arikawa

Masaharu Arikawa

as Sakichi

Sen Okaji

as government official

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