Series synopsis
Kogarashi Monjiro, also known as 木枯し紋次郎 is a Japanese action & adventure drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on January 1, 1972. It ended on March 31, 1973. It was created by Kon Ichikawa. It stars Atsuo Nakamura, Takayuki Akutagawa, Mayumi Ogawa and Asao Koike.
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents
Premise
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Atsuo Nakamura as Monjiro
- Takayuki Akutagawa as Narrator (voice)
- Mayumi Ogawa as Okatsu
- Asao Koike as Sataro
- Shun Ueda as Mohei
- Takeshi Ōbayashi as Official
- Yūji Hamada as Official
- Masayo Utsunomiya as Chiyo
Supporting cast
- Choei Takahashi as Juta
- Kenjirō Ishiyama as Zensuke
- Ryūtarō Gomi as Risaburo Kasuo
- Noriko Kurosawa as Omyou
- Yoshio Harada as Genta
- Yoshi Katō as Jiroemon
- Shō Natsuki as Ronin
- Hajime Koshikawa as Gosuke
- Gen Kuroki as Villager
- Kazuo Mortuchi as Yuzo
- Mineko Takagi as Onoku
- Shiho Fujimura as Otsuyu
Guest cast
- Mayumi Ogawa as Okatsu
- Asao Koike as Sataro
- Shun Ueda as Mohei
- Takeshi Ōbayashi as Official
- Yūji Hamada as Official
- Masayo Utsunomiya as Chiyo
- Choei Takahashi as Juta
- Kenjirō Ishiyama as Zensuke
- Ryūtarō Gomi as Risaburo Kasuo
- Noriko Kurosawa as Omyou
- Yoshio Harada as Genta
- Yoshi Katō as Jiroemon
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 38 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 18 | December 31, 1971 | May 27, 1972 |
| Season 2 | 20 | November 18, 1972 | March 31, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 川留めの水は濁った | January 1, 1972 |
| 2 | 地蔵峠の雨に消える | January 8, 1972 |
| 3 | 峠に哭いた甲州路 | January 15, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 馬子唄に命を託した | November 18, 1972 |
| 2 | 暁の追分に立つ | November 25, 1972 |
| 3 | 水車は夕映えに軋んだ | December 2, 1972 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 1, 1972 |
| Last aired | March 31, 1973 |
| Runtime | 56 minutes |
| Status | ended |