Kenji MISUMI
On the Road Forever
無宿者
Nippon Retro ²
After a raid on a gambling parlor, drifter Ipponmatsu and ronin Yaichiro find respite in a coastal village. They soon learn how the residents suffer under a devious and exploitative strongman, who has his debt-ridden victims shipped off to a labor camp. Ipponmatsu suspects Yaichiro to be the son of a villain who murdered his father years ago. Having reason to believe that the local tyrant is this very murderer, he begins to plot his revenge.
無宿者
Mushuku mono
Japan 1964
89 minutes
Production
Daiei
World sales
KADOKAWA
Cast
Raizo ICHIKAWA, Jun FUJIMAKI, Toru ABE, Eiko TAKI, Kenjiro ISHIYAMA
About Kenji MISUMI
Kenji MISUMI, born in 1921, joined the Nikkatsu studio after studying economics in Kyoto. He later moved to Daiei and made BUDDHA, the first Japanese 70mm film, there in 1961. He directed quite a few episodes of the well-known ZATOICHI series. His contributions to the LONE WOLF & CUB series are considered highlights of his filmmaking. He died in 1975.