Happily Tied to the Road
movie

Released April 21, 1959
Genres:
Overview
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?
Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa
as
Hanjiro Kusama

Kyoko Aoyama
as
Omon

Hiroko Sakuramachi
as
Fuji

Denjirō Ōkōchi
as
Kinpira

Kōtarō Satomi
as
Masayoshi

Haruo Tanaka
as
Mishima

Shin Tokudaiji
as
Fujigoro

Eitarō Shindō
as
Koshuya
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Akitake Kōno
as
Sanemon
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Shinji Oda
as
Chogoro
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Michisaburō Segawa
as
Jiro Taro

Michimaro Otabe
as
Shigesuke
Crew
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Sadamitsu Ishihara
as
Sound Recordist
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Shintarō Miyamoto
as
Editor
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Kenichi Tanabe
as
Lighting Technician
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Nagaki Yamagishi
as
Director of Photography

Yoshitake Hisa
as
Screenplay
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Seiichi Suzuki
as
Original Music Composer
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Choshiro Katsura
as
Art Direction

Yasushi Sasaki
as
Director