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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro( 1972)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bunta Sugawara

      Monjiro

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      Gorō Ibuki

      Seigorou

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      Tsunehiko Watase

      Genta

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      Asao Koike

      Samonji

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      Yukie Kagawa

      Ohana

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      Rinichi Yamamoto

      Shukichi

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      Jūkei Fujioka

      Chousaburou

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      Masaharu Arikawa

      Sakichi

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      Sen Okaji

      government official

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      Shōji Ōki

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      Michimaro Otabe

      Ryūjindō

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      Takayuki Akutagawa

      Narrator (voice)

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      Kyōko Enami

      Oyu (Yuu-san)

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      Ryūko Azuma

      Tatsumi

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      Takuzō Kawatani

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      Ryō Nishida

      Kamekura

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      Shinji Oda

      Izutsuya Senmatsu

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      Kazutarō Kuni

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      Kinji Nakamura

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      Miwako Onaya

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      Minken Karasawa

      government official

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      Kenji Ikeda

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      Satoru Nabe

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      Kinoshita Seiji

      Jouhachi

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    A review by giant13

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    Written by giant13 on Wed May 19 2021
    A great tale of sacrifice, revenge, and the Yakuza code in late Edo period Japan. Bunta shines as the stoic protagonist who is out for vengeance. The fight scenes are action packed and gorey with a tad too much of the Fukasaku shake-cam, but it works a lot better with these sword fights than the infamous gun fights. Monjirō of the Cold Wind was significantly better than I was expecting, a new highlight for me in the jidaigeki/chambara/ninkyo eigas—heck, I may buy it on dvd it’s that worth it....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • revenge
    • jidaigeki