When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against corruption. Teaming up with a rogue monk, bold tea-picking girls, and even a reformed thug, he battles a violent crime boss exploiting local families. Amid betrayals and brawls, justice and solidarity triumph.

Genres

Cast

Mie Hama

Okitsu (tea girl)

Kiyoshi Kodama

Ichigoro

Makoto Satō

Nagagorō of Shimizu

Rumiko Sasa

Oume

Nami Tamura

Omatsu

Takeshi Sakamoto

Tetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)

Sachio Sakai

Traveling Monk

Shōichi Hirose

Highwayman A

Yutaka Nakayama

Innkeeper

Masahiko Shimazu

Kinta (Okitsu’s brother)

Senkichi Ōmura

Tadashi Okabe

Rice Shop Owner (Father)