The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi

The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi (帰って来た木枯し紋次郎, Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō) is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa.^[2][3][4][5] It is based on Saho Sasazawa's novel, and is a sequel to the jidaigeki TV drama series Kogarashi Monjirō.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi
Theatrical poster
Japanese name
Kanji	帰って来た木枯し紋次郎
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Written by	Kon Ichikawa Katsuyuki Nakamura
Based on	Kogarashi Monjirō by Saho Sasazawa
Produced by	Youichi Nomura
Starring	Atsuo Nakamura Kyōka Suzuki Takeshi Katō Ittoku Kishibe Ryoko Sakaguchi
Cinematography	Yukio Isohata
Edited by	Chizuko Osada
Music by	Kensaku Tanikawa
Production companies	Toho, Fuji TV[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	20 November 1993 (1993-11-20) (Japan)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

Kogarashi Monjirō falls from a cliff during a fight, he is picked up and cared for by Denkichi, a lumberjack. For a while, Monjirō lost his memory and worked as a lumberjack. While he eventually regains his memory, Denkichi, is seriously injured and asks him to bring back his son, who has become a member of a yakuza clan. Monjirō decides to go to Jōshu to accomplish the mission.^[13][14][15]

Cast

• Atsuo Nakamura as Kogarashi Monjirō
• Ryōko Sakaguchi [jp] as Omachi
• Takeshi Katō as Kiso no Denkichi
• Ittoku Kishibe as Kizaki no Gorozo
• Kyōka Suzuki as Otami
• Kazuhiko Kanayama as Koheiji
• Akiji Kobayashi as Jubei
• Isao Vitō as Toranosuke
• Takeo Nakahara as Hachibei
• Renji Ishibashi as Morisuke Asaka
• Shigeru Kōyama as Tomiokaya