Synopsis:The samurai Sakawa KojÅ«rÅ is on the road to Edo with his two servants Genta and Genpachi. KojÅ«rÅ is a kindly master, but his character totally changes when he consumes alcohol. On the road, they encounter many different people: a traveling singer with her child, a father taking his daughter Otane to be sold into prostitution, a pilgrim, a policeman searching for a notorious thief, and TÅzaburÅ, the suspicious man the officer has his eyes on. Genpachi, the spear carrier, is also followed by an orphaned boy named JirÅ who wants to be a samurai.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Jidai Geki
Year: 1955
Country: Japanese