The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog

A dispute over the estate of a wealthy family’s patriarch erupts between the son’s widow and her child on one side, and the villain’s niece and brothers on the other. When the villains’ carefully crafted facade is exposed, a monk who sides with the widow puts on the performance of a lifetime. A heartwarming pastoral comedy rich in human warmth.

Cast

M

Mitsusaburō Ramon

K

Kisao Tobita

Chieko Sōma

堤

堤みどり

Bontarō Miake

E

Eiran Yoshikawa

Tsuneko Sudō

Kiyoko Hirai

Mantarō Ushio

Kumeko Urabe

M

Michiko Suzuki

Keiju Kobayashi

B

Bumon Kahara

大

大原穣

冬

冬木映彦

S

Seiji Izumi

山

山田春夫

H

Hatsuko Wakahara

S

Shiroyuki Miyajima