Top Cast
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Tsutae
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Eiji Oshimoto
Kazuma (love interest)
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Sōtarō Okada
Li Gen'ō
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Mitsuko Takao
Momoka (Li's daughter)
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Hiroo Wakabayashi
Tetsujirō
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Benryû Toda
Cafe owner
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Sadayuki Hagino
Bandit leader
Overview
Japanese contemporary drama from 1927.
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