RONIN GAI
1957 Remake
Directed by: MAKINO Masahiro
Cast: KONOE Jushiro, KAWADU Seizaburo, FUJITA Susumu, TAKAMINE Meiko
Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin
living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period.
Starring the great Konoe
Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social
outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo.
Among them are
masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and
disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve
a famous knife from a corrupt lord.
This is the third version directed by Makino
Masahiro and is considered a true classic.
Remastered Print
1957 - Black/White - Fullscreen
Japanese with Removable English subtitles
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