The Buddy: Yaji and Kita (1982)
Tajibee, a cockfighting expert from Kawachi, and Kitahachi, a carpenter from Edo, survive a shipwreck near Beppu. They rescue Sakamoto Ryoma from masked samurai, and he entrusts them with a secret letter for Saigo Takamori of Satsuma. A shogunate spy, Chizou, overhears and pursues them. Along the way, a pickpocket named Okoma steals their wallet and the letter. When they finally deliver the letter in Satsuma, they realize it was a decoy to mislead the enemy.
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Comedy, History
- Studio : Toei Company
- Director : Yuji Makiguchi
- Cast : Takuzō Kawatani, Mitsuo Senda, Tatsuo Umemiya, Keizo Kanie, Yuri Kimura