Happily Tied to the Road

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With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers along the route through his territory. When Hanjiro steps in to gamble with him one-on-one it leads to a deadly vendetta that will show no mercy. Along the way Hanjiro is called upon to help sisters with no one else to depend on. Will the feud end in tragedy, or can the honest wanderer prevail against the bloodlust of an angry yakuza boss whom he had scarred for life?

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

88 minutes

Year:

1959

Director:

Yasushi Sasaki

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Company:

Toei Company

Cast:
Hashizo Okawa

Hanjiro Kusama

Kyoko Aoyama

Omon

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Fuji

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Kinpira

Kotaro Satomi

Masayoshi

Crew:
Yasushi Sasaki

Director

Yoshitake Hisa

Screenplay

Seiichi Suzuki

Original Music Composer

Nagaki Yamagishi

Director of Photography

Kenichi Tanabe

Lighting Technician