Ikku Jippensha

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their wives for a little while. As they travel, they are constantly beset by complications involving women, mistaken identity, and misunderstood events. Another film adaptation of the famous novel Ikku Jippensha Footing It Along the Tokaido (Tokaidochu Hizakurige)

Singing Yaji and Kita in Kyoto and Osaka

Musical movie depicting adventures of Yaji and Kita (from the famous novel) in Kyoto and Osaka