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Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

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Action   Crime
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1972-06-21
⌚ Running Time: 91 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.6

Beloved Cast

Bunta Sugawara original image
Monjiro
Bunta Sugawara
Gorō Ibuki original image
Seigorou
Gorō Ibuki
Tsunehiko Watase original image
Genta
Tsunehiko Watase
Asao Koike original image
Samonji
Asao Koike
Yukie Kagawa original image
Ohana
Yukie Kagawa
Rinichi Yamamoto original image
Shukichi
Rinichi Yamamoto
Jūkei Fujioka original image
Chousaburou
Jūkei Fujioka
Masaharu Arikawa original image
Sakichi
Masaharu Arikawa
Sen Okaji original image
government official
Sen Okaji
Shōji Ōki original image
Shōji Ōki
Michimaro Otabe original image
Ryūjindō
Michimaro Otabe
Takayuki Akutagawa original image
Narrator (voice)
Takayuki Akutagawa
Kyōko Enami original image
Oyu (Yuu-san)
Kyōko Enami
Ryūko Azuma original image
Tatsumi
Ryūko Azuma
Takuzō Kawatani original image
Takuzō Kawatani
Ryō Nishida original image
Kamekura
Ryō Nishida
Shinji Oda original image
Izutsuya Senmatsu
Shinji Oda
Kazutarō Kuni original image
Kazutarō Kuni
Kinji Nakamura original image
Kinji Nakamura
Miwako Onaya original image
Miwako Onaya
Minken Karasawa original image
government official
Minken Karasawa
Kenji Ikeda original image
Kenji Ikeda
Satoru Nabe original image
Satoru Nabe
Kinoshita Seiji original image
Jouhachi
Kinoshita Seiji

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