The Buddy: Yaji and Kita
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.
- Year: 1982
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Comedy, History
- Studio: Toei Company
- Keyword: jidaigeki
- Director: Yuji Makiguchi
- Cast: Takuzō Kawatani, Mitsuo Senda, Tatsuo Umemiya, Keizo Kanie, Yuri Kimura