Withered Tree, the Adventures of 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

Bunta Sugawara

Monjiro

Gorō Ibuki

Seigorou

Tsunehiko Watase

Genta

Asao Koike

Samonji

Yukie Kagawa

Ohana

Rinichi Yamamoto

Shukichi

Jūkei Fujioka

Chousaburou

Masaharu Arikawa

Sakichi

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Sen Okaji

government official

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Shōji Ōki

Michimaro Otabe

Ryūjindō

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Takayuki Akutagawa

Narrator (voice)