Monjiro
Bunta Sugawara
Monjiro
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.
Cast
Seigorou
Gorō Ibuki
Seigorou
Genta
Tsunehiko Watase
Genta
Samonji
Asao Koike
Samonji
Ohana
Yukie Kagawa
Ohana
Shukichi
Rinichi Yamamoto
Shukichi
Chousaburou
Jūkei Fujioka
Chousaburou
Sakichi
Masaharu Arikawa
Sakichi
government official
Sen Okaji
government official
Shōji Ōki
Ryūjindō
Michimaro Otabe
Ryūjindō
Narrator (voice)
Takayuki Akutagawa
Narrator (voice)
Reviews
giant13
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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