The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

Synopsis

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.

CAST

Yuji Makiguchi

Director

Takuzō Kawatani

Tajibee

Mitsuo Senda

Kitahachi

Tatsuo Umemiya

Saigo Takamori

Keizo Kanie

Chizou

Yuri Kimura

Okoma

Yuji Makiguchi

Director

Takuzō Kawatani

Tajibee

Mitsuo Senda

Kitahachi

Tatsuo Umemiya

Saigo Takamori

Keizo Kanie

Chizou

Yuri Kimura

Okoma