Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
May 29 1960
•1h 29m
•Drama
A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescue them.
Cast
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Hashizo Okawa
Hanjiro
Isuzu Yamada
Otoku
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Jubei Nakatomi
Kōtarō Bandō
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