Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (movie)

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (movie)

木枯し紋次郎
  • User score: 7.6
  • Production country: Japan
  • Producer: Sadao Nakajima
  • Production companies: Toei Company
  • Genre: Action, Crime
  • Release date: 6/21/1972
  • Run time: 91 min.

Movie description

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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Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Role(s): Monjiro

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Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

Role(s): Seigorou

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Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Role(s): Genta

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Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Role(s): Samonji

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Yukie Kagawa

Yukie Kagawa

Role(s): Ohana

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