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The Buddy: Yaji and Kita
1982
1h 31m
ComedyHistory
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.
Director
Yuji Makiguchi
Top Cast
Takuzō Kawatani
Tajibee
Mitsuo Senda
Kitahachi
Tatsuo Umemiya
Saigo Takamori
Keizo Kanie
Chizou
Yuri Kimura
Okoma
