Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird
movie
Released October 15, 1931
Overview
Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.
Cast
Tsumasaburō Bandō
as
Koina no Gimpei
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Naminosuke Horikawa
as
Hotate no Ushimatsu
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Ryûsui Iwami
as
Iwakaku no Tajiro
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Saburô Kojima
as
Gohei
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Reiko Mochizuki
as
Oichi, Gehei's daughter
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Yûkichi Nagae
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Kotonosuke Nakamura
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Mitsuo Namino
as
Kuma no Kurozo
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Kikuya Okada
as
Tsumeki no Unokichi
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Seiichi Saga
as
Horaana no Sakuzo
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Juichiro Sakata
as
Kurome no Matagoro
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Zen'ichirô Yasuda