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The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 12, 1982

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Comedy, History

Original Title

ザ・ヤジキタ

Production Companies

Toei Company

Director

Yuji Makiguchi

Description

Tajibee, a cockfighting expert from Kawachi, and Kitahachi, a carpenter from Edo, survive a shipwreck near Beppu. They rescue Sakamoto Ryoma from masked samurai, and he entrusts them with a secret letter for Saigo Takamori of Satsuma. A shogunate spy, Chizou, overhears and pursues them. Along the way, a pickpocket named Okoma steals their wallet and the letter. When they finally deliver the letter in Satsuma, they realize it was a decoy to mislead the enemy.