Movielogr
While Traveling (1962)
Directed by Toshikazu Kono
Overview
In this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to Hanagasa for an incognito Lord (Kotaro Satomi) to overthrow an attempted usurpation of his domain, while being harassed by vassals of the usurper (Kensaku Hara). There’s also a mysterious ronin played by Jushiro Konoe. The songs are seamlessly woven into the narrative and don’t overwhelm the action. While the plot is derivative it is good example of its type and quite enjoyable. Note that there are some flashback sequences in black and white.
Length 84 minutes
Actors
Ryuji Kita | Jûshirô Konoe | Hibari Misora | Kotaro Satomi | Kinichi Hanabusa | Michiko Nishizaki | Keiko Kuga | Hizuru Murasaki | 富士薫 | Akatsuki Saeko | Mayumi Katsuyama | Yûzaburô Sakaguchi | Kensaku Hara | Kôshirô Harada | Kazutarô Kuni | Masaji Arikawa | Yoshimi Kaneda | Daisuke Awaji | Reiji Tsumura | Yasushi Ôshiro | Junpei Arishima | Shinichi Hamada | Kinji Nakamura | Kin'ya Suzuki | Kenji Tomie | Kazuko Ôura | Ryôji Kôzuki | Kôtarô Hori | Michiyo Mori | Kiyoshi Tomomura | Yukio Yano