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, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Chizuru Kitagawa, Yuriko Tashiro, Motoharu Ueki, Chie Ueki
Crew: Tomu Uchida (Director), Taichiro Kosugi (Original Music Composer), Masanobu Hayashi (Makeup Artist), Toshio Tamikado (Writer), Shintarō Miyamoto (Editor), Sadaji Yoshida (Director of Photography)