Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird

Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird

59 mins | Oct. 15, 1931

Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.

Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird

59 mins | Oct. 15, 1931

Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird
Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.
Producers
Original title 鯉名の銀平 雪の渡り鳥
Directors Tomikazu Miyata
Writers

Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

as Koina no Gimpei

Naminosuke Horikawa

as Hotate no Ushimatsu

Ryûsui Iwami

as Iwakaku no Tajiro

Saburô Kojima

as Gohei

Reiko Mochizuki

as Oichi, Gehei's daughter

Mitsuo Namino

as Kuma no Kurozo

Kikuya Okada

as Tsumeki no Unokichi

Seiichi Saga

as Horaana no Sakuzo

Juichiro Sakata

as Kurome no Matagoro

Shûzaburô Ôkubo

as Hechima no Hide