Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird

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.

Directed by Tomikazu Miyata

Top cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Koina no Gimpei

N

Naminosuke Horikawa

Hotate no Ushimatsu

R

Ryûsui Iwami

Iwakaku no Tajiro

S

Saburô Kojima

Gohei

R

Reiko Mochizuki

Oichi, Gehei's daughter

Y

Yûkichi Nagae

K

Kotonosuke Nakamura

M

Mitsuo Namino

Kuma no Kurozo

K

Kikuya Okada

Tsumeki no Unokichi

S

Seiichi Saga

Horaana no Sakuzo

J

Juichiro Sakata

Kurome no Matagoro

Z

Zen'ichirô Yasuda

T

Tamotsu Yasukawa

S

Shûzaburô Ôkubo

Hechima no Hide

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