The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the lovely Onaka from a terrible lifestyle. Starting out as a down on his luck gambler, Hantaro refuses to accept punishment for running up a 10 ryo debt in a crooked dice game. Forced from his village he must go on the run and learn how to fend for himself. After 3 years on the road, his past finally catches up to him, when he gets spotted by a pair of gang members. The action heats up after he saves Onaka from committing suicide and the two find themselves battling all odds for survival. This is a serious film with a strong story and exciting sword action!
Japanese study overview
Irezumi Hantaro is a Japanese movie of 10,838 characters, with 1,149 unique words and 433 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,149 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 俺I×49
- 仲relation×40
- 両both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)×28
- 言うto say×25
- 半太郎Hantarō×22
- 半half×20
- 女woman×19
- 死ぬto die×15
- 江戸Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo)×14
- 知るto know×13
- 男man×13
- 聞くto hear×13
- 小田原Otawara×5
- 賭場gambling den×4
- 金八Kinhachi×4
- 酌pouring alcohol×3
- 生まれ損ないgood-for-nothing×3
- たたき斬るto hack×3
- 足抜けbreaking one's ties (with)×3
- 証文bond×3