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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)

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.
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Sadao Nakajima profile
Sadao Nakajima

Director

Sadao Nakajima profile
Sadao Nakajima

Screenplay

Cast

Bunta Sugawara profile
Bunta Sugawara

Monjiro

Gorō Ibuki profile
Gorō Ibuki

Seigorou

Tsunehiko Watase profile
Tsunehiko Watase

Genta

Asao Koike profile
Asao Koike

Samonji

Yukie Kagawa profile
Yukie Kagawa

Ohana

Rinichi Yamamoto profile
Rinichi Yamamoto

Shukichi

Jūkei Fujioka profile
Jūkei Fujioka

Chousaburou

Masaharu Arikawa profile
Masaharu Arikawa

Sakichi

Sen Okaji profile
Sen Okaji

government official

Shōji Ōki profile
Shōji Ōki

Michimaro Otabe profile
Michimaro Otabe

Ryūjindō

Takayuki Akutagawa profile
Takayuki Akutagawa

Narrator (voice)

Bunta Sugawara profile
Bunta Sugawara

Monjiro

Gorō Ibuki profile
Gorō Ibuki

Seigorou

Tsunehiko Watase profile
Tsunehiko Watase

Genta

Asao Koike profile
Asao Koike

Samonji

Yukie Kagawa profile
Yukie Kagawa

Ohana

Rinichi Yamamoto profile
Rinichi Yamamoto

Shukichi

Jūkei Fujioka profile
Jūkei Fujioka

Chousaburou

Masaharu Arikawa profile
Masaharu Arikawa

Sakichi

Sen Okaji profile
Sen Okaji

government official

Shōji Ōki profile
Shōji Ōki

Michimaro Otabe profile
Michimaro Otabe

Ryūjindō

Takayuki Akutagawa profile
Takayuki Akutagawa

Narrator (voice)

Extra

Release Date

June 21, 1972

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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