Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird (1931)
Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.
Director: Tomikazu Miyata
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Tsumasaburō Bandō as Koina no Gimpei |
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Naminosuke Horikawa as Hotate no Ushimatsu |
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Ryûsui Iwami as Iwakaku no Tajiro |
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Saburô Kojima as Gohei |
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Reiko Mochizuki as Oichi, Gehei's daughter |
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Yûkichi Nagae as |
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Kotonosuke Nakamura as |
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Mitsuo Namino as Kuma no Kurozo |
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Kikuya Okada as Tsumeki no Unokichi |
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Seiichi Saga as Horaana no Sakuzo |
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Juichiro Sakata as Kurome no Matagoro |
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Zen'ichirô Yasuda as |
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Tamotsu Yasukawa as |
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Shûzaburô Ôkubo as Hechima no Hide |
| Directing | Tomikazu Miyata | Director |
