Yaji and Kita on the Road

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1958 · 113 min · Comedy · Adventure

Overview

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their wives for a little while. As they travel, they are constantly beset by complications involving women, mistaken identity, and misunderstood events. Another film adaptation of the famous novel Ikku Jippensha Footing It Along the Tokaido (Tokaidochu Hizakurige)

Directed by Yasuki Chiba

Cast

• Keiju Kobayashi — Kitahachi Kitariya
• Daisuke Katō — Yajirobei Tochimen'ya
• Norihei Miki — Tarashirô Hanamizu
• Keiko Awaji — Oimo / Osatsu
• Akira Takarada — Akinosuke Takarai