Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Yōko Katsuragi
Hisaya Morishige
Yōnosuke Toba
Kusuo Abe
Ichirō Izawa
Kōji Mitsui
Hisako Takihana
Sanae Mitsuoka
Otose
Kikuko Hanaoka
Tetsu Tsuboi
Kyōzō Fuyuki
Isuzu Yamada
Director
Nobuo Nakagawa
Original Story
Shin Hasegawa
Screenplay
Shintarō Mimura
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Japanese
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