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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

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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.

Release Date : 1972-06-21

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Toei Company

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : Cold Country Wind Monjiro

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Character Name : Monjiro

Original Name : 菅原文太

Gender : Male

Gorō Ibuki

Character Name : Seigorou

Original Name : 伊吹吾郎

Gender : Male

Tsunehiko Watase

Character Name : Genta

Original Name : 渡瀬恒彦

Gender : Male

Asao Koike

Character Name : Samonji

Original Name : 小池朝雄

Gender : Male

Yukie Kagawa

Character Name : Ohana

Original Name : 賀川ゆき絵

Gender : Female

Rinichi Yamamoto

Character Name : Shukichi

Original Name : 山本麟一

Gender : Male

Jūkei Fujioka

Character Name : Chousaburou

Original Name : 藤岡重慶

Gender : Male

Masaharu Arikawa

Character Name : Sakichi

Original Name : 有川正治

Gender : Male

Sen Okaji

Character Name : government official

Original Name : Sen Okaji

Gender : Male

Shōji Ōki

Character Name :

Original Name : 大木正司

Gender : Male

Michimaro Otabe

Character Name : Ryūjindō

Original Name : 小田部通麿

Gender : Male

Takayuki Akutagawa

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : 芥川隆行

Gender : Male

Kyōko Enami

Character Name : Oyu (Yuu-san)

Original Name : 江波杏子

Gender : Female

Ryūko Azuma

Character Name : Tatsumi

Original Name : 東龍子

Gender : Female

Takuzō Kawatani

Character Name :

Original Name : 川谷拓三

Gender : Male

Ryō Nishida

Character Name : Kamekura

Original Name : 西田良

Gender : Male

Shinji Oda

Character Name : Izutsuya Senmatsu

Original Name : Shinji Oda

Gender : Male

Kazutarō Kuni

Character Name :

Original Name : Kazutarō Kuni

Gender : Male

Kinji Nakamura

Character Name :

Original Name : 中村錦司

Gender : Male

Miwako Onaya

Character Name :

Original Name : 女屋実和子

Gender : Female

Minken Karasawa

Character Name : government official

Original Name : 唐沢民賢

Gender : Male

Kenji Ikeda

Character Name :

Original Name : Kenji Ikeda

Gender : Male

Satoru Nabe

Character Name :

Original Name : Satoru Nabe

Gender : Male

Kinoshita Seiji

Character Name : Jouhachi

Original Name : Kinoshita Seiji

Gender : Male

Reviews

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giant13

@giant13

2021-06-23

A great tale of sacrifice, revenge, and the Yakuza code in late Edo period Japan. Bunta shines as the stoic protagonist who is out for vengeance. The fight scenes are action packed and gorey with a tad too much of the Fukasaku shake-cam, but it works a lot better with these sword fights than the infamous gun fights. Monjirō of the Cold Wind was significantly better than I was expecting, a new highlight for me in the jidaigeki/chambara/ninkyo eigas—heck, I may buy it on dvd it’s that worth it.