Overview

When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against corruption. Teaming up with a rogue monk, bold tea-picking girls, and even a reformed thug, he battles a violent crime boss exploiting local families. Amid betrayals and brawls, justice and solidarity triumph.

Top Cast

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Hiroshi Moriya

Moritaro the Peak-Topper

Mie Hama

Okitsu (tea girl)

Kiyoshi Kodama

Ichigoro

Makoto Satō

Nagagorō of Shimizu

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Fumie Noguchi

Ochō (fiancée)

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Mutoshi Happa

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Rumiko Sasa

Oume

Nami Tamura

Omatsu

Takeshi Sakamoto

Tetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)

Sachio Sakai

Traveling Monk

Shōichi Hirose

Highwayman A

Yutaka Nakayama

Innkeeper