Movie

ザ・ヤジキタ

(ja)

1982

1h31m

ザ・ヤジキタ

Comedy

History

Overview: 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.

Status: Released

Release date: March 12, 1982

Countries of origin: Japan,

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Production company:
  • Toei Company

Top Cast

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

as Tajibee

Mitsuo Senda

Mitsuo Senda

as Kitahachi

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

as Saigo Takamori

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

as Chizou

Yuri Kimura

Yuri Kimura

as Okoma

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