Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1972-06-21
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Sadao Nakajima
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Action, Crime
Original title: Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
Production Companies: Toei Company
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Bunta Sugawara
Gorō Ibuki
Tsunehiko Watase
Asao Koike
Yukie Kagawa
Rinichi Yamamoto
Jūkei Fujioka
Masaharu Arikawa
Sen Okaji
Shōji Ōki
Michimaro Otabe
Takayuki Akutagawa
Kyōko Enami
Ryūko Azuma
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