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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

21 June 1972

Country

Japan

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Monjiro

Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

Seigorou

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Genta

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Samonji

Yukie Kagawa

Yukie Kagawa

Ohana

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Shukichi

Jūkei Fujioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Chousaburou

Masaharu Arikawa

Masaharu Arikawa

Sakichi

Sen Okaji

Sen Okaji

government official

Shōji Ōki

Shōji Ōki

Michimaro Otabe

Michimaro Otabe

Ryūjindō

Takayuki Akutagawa

Takayuki Akutagawa

Narrator (voice)

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Oyu (Yuu-san)

Ryūko Azuma

Ryūko Azuma

Tatsumi

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Ryō Nishida

Ryō Nishida

Kamekura

Shinji Oda

Shinji Oda

Izutsuya Senmatsu

Kazutarō Kuni

Kazutarō Kuni

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Miwako Onaya

Miwako Onaya

Minken Karasawa

Minken Karasawa

government official

Kenji Ikeda

Kenji Ikeda

Satoru Nabe

Satoru Nabe

Kinoshita Seiji

Kinoshita Seiji

Jouhachi

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