Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

1h 31m

Action Crime

7

Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an island for prisoners. When he discovers that his friend's mother has died over a year ago, Monjiro seeks to escape with a group of prisoners in order to get his revenge.

Crew

Sadao Nakajima

Director, Screenplay

Saho Sasazawa

Novel

Kozo Horiike

Editor

Motoya Washio

Director of Photography, Cinematography

Akira Yoshimura

Production Design

Haruo Nakayama

Lighting Technician

Chūji Kinoshita

Original Music Composer