Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa (1961)
1h 11m
Running Time
August 6, 1961Release Date

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa (1961)
1h 11m
Running Time
August 6, 1961Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Hiroshi Moriya
Moritaro the Peak-Topper

Mie Hama
Okitsu (tea girl)

Kiyoshi Kodama
Ichigoro

Makoto Satō
Nagagorō of Shimizu

Fumie Noguchi
Ochō (fiancée)

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

Masahiko Shimazu
Kinta (Okitsu’s brother)

Jun'ichirō Mukai
Ryūemon (Tea Merchant)

Tadashi Okabe
Rice Shop Owner (Father)

Rumi Konishi
Osode (Tea Girl)

Yuki Shimizu
Otake (Tea Girl)

Rinsaku Ogata
Sentā of Kesera Gang

Jun Fukuda
Director

Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay

Kenjiro Hirose
Music

Shōji Utsumi
Cinematography

Rokuro Ishikawa
Lighting Manager

Hiroshi Ueda
Art Direction

Norio Tone
Sound Recordist

Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound Recordist

Reiji Miwa
Producer

Shirô Yamamoto
Producer

錦織正信
Assistant Director

Teruo Maki
Production Assistant

Ryô Kinoshita
Assistant Director

Seiji Tani
Assistant Director

Masaaki Hisamatsu
Assistant Director

Kazutami Hara
Camera Department Production Assistant

Akinobu Ijichi
Camera Department Production Assistant

Tamio Matsuo
Camera Department Production Assistant

Kiichi Omura
Camera Department Production Assistant

Shin'ichi Ôno
Lighting Production Assistant

Hiroshi Asano
Lighting Production Assistant

Hiroshi Shimizu
Lighting Production Assistant

Ken Yamaki
Lighting Production Assistant

Minoru Oda
Lighting Production Assistant

Akira Oba
Lighting Production Assistant

Yasuo Miyagawa
Lighting Production Assistant

Toshio Nanri
Lighting Production Assistant

Akira Takada
Lighting Coordinator

Keisei Ogawa
Sound Assistant

Fumio Sakamoto
Sound Assistant

Hisaharu Miura
Sound Assistant

Osamu Kageyama
Sound Assistant

Tatsuma Shintani
Sound Technical Supervisor

Yasuo Wakabayashi
Sound Technical Supervisor

Kōji Matsui
Art Department Assistant

Akiyoshi Kikuchi
Art Department Assistant

Katsuhiko Shiraki
Art Department Assistant

Shigetaro Takayama
Stage Director

Mineo Ogawa
Stage Director

Eiji Ishihara
Construction Coordinator

Akio Nojima
Props

Jiro Miyagi
Props

Masahiro Katō
Costume Designer

Ginzō Ōsumi
Special Props

Kihei Fukuda
Special Props

Keiko Ina
Hair Designer

Shigeo Kobayashi
Hair Setup

Takako Kobayashi
Script Supervisor

Takashi Iwai
Still Photographer

Juichi Tanaka
Staff Writer

Hideo Harada
Music Consultant

Koichi Noguchi
Accounting Supervisor

Gorô Sakurai

Senkichi Ōmura

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