The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

Overview

Tajibee, a cockfighting expert from Kawachi, and Kitahachi, a carpenter from Edo, survive a shipwreck near Beppu. They rescue Sakamoto Ryoma from masked samurai, and he entrusts them with a secret letter for Saigo Takamori of Satsuma. A shogunate spy, Chizou, overhears and pursues them. Along the way, a pickpocket named Okoma steals their wallet and the letter. When they finally deliver the letter in Satsuma, they realize it was a decoy to mislead the enemy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 12, 1982

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya,Keizo Kanie,Mitsuo Senda,Takuzō Kawatani,Yuri Kimura

Director

Yuji Makiguchi

Writer

Yasunori Kawauchi,Tsunehisa Itou,Akira Murao

Producer

Katsuhiko Takei

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt32151367