When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against corruption. Teaming up with a rogue monk, bold tea-picking girls, and even a reformed thug, he battles a violent crime boss exploiting local families. Amid betrayals and brawls, justice and solidarity triumph.
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Cast
- Hiroshi MoriyaMoritaro the Peak-Topper
- Mie HamaOkitsu (tea girl)
- Kiyoshi KodamaIchigoro
- Makoto SatōNagagorō of Shimizu
- Fumie NoguchiOchō (fiancée)
- Mutoshi HappaIshimatsu of the Forest
- Rumiko SasaOume
- Nami TamuraOmatsu
- Takeshi SakamotoTetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)
- Sachio SakaiTraveling Monk
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- Jun FukudaDirector
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
- Reiji MiwaProducer
- Shirô YamamotoProducer
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