Happily Tied to the Road (1959)
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?
Released: Apr 21, 1959
Runtime: 88 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Hashizo Okawa, Kyoko Aoyama, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Kotaro Satomi, Haruo Tanaka
Crew: Sadamitsu Ishihara (Sound Recordist), Shintarō Miyamoto (Editor), Kenichi Tanabe (Lighting Technician), Nagaki Yamagishi (Director of Photography), Yoshitake Hisa (Screenplay), Seiichi Suzuki (Original Music Composer)