Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.
Directed by Tomikazu Miyata
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Cast
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Koina no Gimpei
Naminosuke Horikawa
Hotate no Ushimatsu
Ryûsui Iwami
Iwakaku no Tajiro
Saburô Kojima
Gohei
Reiko Mochizuki
Oichi, Gehei's daughter
Yûkichi Nagae
Kotonosuke Nakamura
Mitsuo Namino
Kuma no Kurozo
Kikuya Okada
Tsumeki no Unokichi
Seiichi Saga
Horaana no Sakuzo
Juichiro Sakata
Kurome no Matagoro
Zen'ichirô Yasuda
Tamotsu Yasukawa
Shûzaburô Ôkubo
Hechima no Hide
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