"Monjirō of the Cold Wind") is the main character and title of a Japanese novel by Saho Sasazawa, probably best known in the televised version broadcast during prime-time in 1972–1973, directed by Kon Ichikawa.
[12][13] He is a wanderer (watari-mono),[14] and a skilled swordsman, who winds up aiding people he meets in his wayfaring journey,[14] but he maintains he does not act out of altruism or sense of justice, but only retaliates against those who provoke his anger.
[1] Film director Kon Ichikawa agreed to take the helm for the TV production partly for financial reasons, hoping to accrue enough capital to fund his cinematic works.
The lead actor Nakamura injured his Achilles tendon which disrupted filming, and the series had to go into recess and the hole filled by another program.
[19][20] It has also been adapted into manga by Goseki Kojima, famous for his samurai comic series Lone Wolf and Cub read not only in the United States but internationally.