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1982 0.0 (0 votes) 1h 31m
Genres
Comedy History
Production Companies
Toei Company

The Buddy: Yaji and Kita (ザ・ヤジキタ)

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.

Key Crew

Screenplay: Tsunehisa Ito, Akira Murao

Producer: Katsuhiko Takei

Director: Yuji Makiguchi

Top Cast

Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani

Tajibee

Mitsuo Senda
Mitsuo Senda

Kitahachi

Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya

Saigo Takamori

Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie

Chizou

Yuri Kimura
Yuri Kimura

Okoma

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