The Lone Journey

Aug 31, 1955

1h 31m

★ 0.0

Overview

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at sento (public baths) too. The handwritten text on the bottom here announces the film will play at Hassen for 3 days.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

TOHO

The Lone Journey Trailers

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Cast

Naojiro Mikazuki

Ryō Ikebe

Otaka

Mariko Okada

Horikoshi no Masakichi

Akihiko Hirata

Gorosaku

Kamatari Fujiwara

Harashima no Tokutaro

Eitarō Ozawa

Kinosuke

Katsuji Ichikawa

Oriki

Mitsuko Takao

Iwataro

Yoshio Kosugi

Daisuke Katō

Seijirô Onda

Kichijirō Ueda

Akira Tani

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