The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The...
Directed byMansaku Itami
Written byVictor Hugo, Mansaku Itami
CountryJapan
Runtime127 min
On screen
Denjirô Ôkôchi
Setsuko Hara
Sadao Maruyama