Happily Tied to the Road

Overview

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?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 21, 1959

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Sonosuke Sawamura,Kenji Kusumoto,Hashizo Okawa,Hiroshi Hatano,Hiroko Sakuramachi,Kensaku Hara,Shin Tokudaiji,Michisaburō Segawa,Kusuo Abe,Ushio Akashiand 13 more

Director

Yasushi Sasaki

Writer

Yoshitake Hisa

Cinematography

Nagaki Yamagishi

Music

Seiichi Suzuki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0198880