The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

The Buddy: Yaji and Kita (1982)


  • Genre: Comedy, History
  • Release Date: 1982-03-12
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Toei Company
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Yuji Makiguchi

Summary

Tajibee, a cockfighting expert from Kawachi, and Kitahachi, a carpenter from Edo, survive a shipwreck near Beppu. They rescue Sakamoto Ryoma from masked samurai, and he entrusts them with a secret letter for Saigo Takamori of Satsuma. A shogunate spy, Chizou, overhears and pursues them. Along the way, a pickpocket named Okoma steals their wallet and the letter. When they finally deliver the letter in Satsuma, they realize it was a decoy to mislead the enemy.

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  • Takuzō Kawatani

    as Tajibee
  • Mitsuo Senda

    as Kitahachi
  • Tatsuo Umemiya

    as Saigo Takamori
  • Keizo Kanie

    as Chizou
  • Yuri Kimura

    as Okoma
Writing Tsunehisa Ito Screenplay
Writing Akira Murao Screenplay
Directing Yuji Makiguchi Director
Directing Sumio Yamada Assistant Director
Production Katsuhiko Takei Producer
Writing Yasunori Kawauchi Original Story

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