The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

03/12/1982

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1hr 31min

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Comedy

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STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Takuzō Kawatani
  • Mitsuo Senda
  • Tatsuo Umemiya
  • Keizo Kanie
  • Yuri Kimura

    Directors

  • Yuji Makiguchi
  • Sumio Yamada

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Toei Company

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese