Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō | |
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Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
Written by |
Kon Ichikawa Katsuyuki Nakamura |
Based on | Saho Sasazawa's Kogarashi Monjirō |
Produced by | Youichi Nomura |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Yukio Isohata |
Edited by | Chizuko Osada |
Music by | Kensaku Tanikawa |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō ( Japanese: 帰って来た木枯し紋次郎) is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. [2] It is based on Saho Sasazawa's novel, and is a sequel to the jidaigeki TV drama series Kogarashi Monjirō. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Kogarashi Monjirō falls from a cliff during a fight, he is picked up and cared for by Denkichi, a lumberjack. For a while, Monjirō lost his memory and worked as a lumberjack. While he eventually regains his memory, Denkichi, is seriously injured and asks him to bring back his son, who has become a member of a yakuza clan. Monjirō decides to go to Jōshu to accomplish the mission. [10] [11] [12]