While Traveling
1962
84 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Ryuji Kita
Jūshirō Konoe
Hibari Misora
Kōtarō Satomi
Kinichi Hanabusa
Michiko Nishizaki
Keiko Kuga
Hizuru Murasaki
富士薫
Akatsuki Saeko
Mayumi Katsuyama
Yūzaburō Sakaguchi
Kensaku Hara
Kōshirō Harada
Kazutarō Kuni
Masaharu Arikawa
Yoshimi Kaneda
Daisuke Awaji
Reiji Tsumura
Yasushi Ōshiro
Junpei Arishima
Shinichi Hamada
Kinji Nakamura
Kin'ya Suzuki
Kenji Tomie
Kazuko Ōura
Ryōji Kōzuki
Kōtarō Hori
Michiyo Mori
Kiyoshi Tomomura