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.
Released: Feb 27, 1955
Runtime: 94 minutes
Stars: Chiezō Kataoka, Daisuke Katō, Eijirō Kataoka, Motoharu Ueki, Chie Ueki, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Crew: Tomu Uchida (Director), Taichiro Kosugi (Original Music Composer), Sadaji Yoshida (Director of Photography), Shintarō Miyamoto (Editor), Takatoshi Suzuki (Art Direction), Masanobu Hayashi (Makeup Artist)