Happily Tied to the Road

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?

• Release date
• April 21, 1959
• Runtime
• 88 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Yasushi Sasaki

Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa Hanjiro Kusama Kyoko Aoyama Omon Hiroko Sakuramachi Fuji Denjirō Ōkōchi Kinpira Kōtarō Satomi Masayoshi Haruo Tanaka Mishima Shin Tokudaiji Fujigoro Eitarō Shindō Koshuya