Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)

7.3/10 • 91 min • Action Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Gorō Ibuki

Tsunehiko Watase

Asao Koike

Yukie Kagawa

Rinichi Yamamoto

Jūkei Fujioka

Masaharu Arikawa

Sakichi

Michimaro Otabe

Kyōko Enami

Ryūko Azuma

Takuzō Kawatani

Ryō Nishida

Kamekura

Kinji Nakamura

Miwako Onaya

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