Film
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Japan- Director
- Jun Fukuda
- Year
- 1961
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.
Top cast
Hiroshi Moriya
Moritaro the Peak-Topper
Mie Hama
Okitsu (tea girl)
Kiyoshi Kodama
Ichigoro
Makoto Satō
Nagagorō of Shimizu
Fumie Noguchi
Ochō (fiancée)
Mutoshi Happa
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Rumiko Sasa
Oume
Nami Tamura
Omatsu
Takeshi Sakamoto
Tetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)
Sachio Sakai
Traveling Monk
Shōichi Hirose
Highwayman A
Yutaka Nakayama
Innkeeper
Gorô Sakurai
Masahiko Shimazu
Kinta (Okitsu’s brother)
Senkichi Ōmura
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Ryūemon (Tea Merchant)
Tadashi Okabe
Rice Shop Owner (Father)
Teruko Mita
Directed by
Jun Fukuda
Written by
Shinichi Sekizawa
Produced by
Reiji Miwa, Shirô Yamamoto