
Street of Ronin
Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.
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Masahiro Makino
Director

Genzō Murakami
Screenplay
Seigo Shindô
Art Direction

Masahiro Makino
Screenplay
Shigeru Kobayashi
Editor
Akiei Sugimura
Producer
Itarō Yamagami
Novel
Kazuo Ueda
Production Design
Isamu Hashimoto
Costume Design
Akira Mimura
Director of Photography
Susumu Irie
Lighting Technician
Masao Takekawa
Sound Recordist