ReelRate
Kanto Wanderer poster

Kanto Wanderer (1963)

1h 33m · 23 Nov 1963
ReelRate
★ –/5
0 ratings
TMDB
6.6/10
11 votes
Log in to save movies to your wishlist.

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.

Movie ID35629
GenreCrime, Drama
DirectorSeijun Suzuki
Main castAkira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Daizaburo Hirata, Hiroko Itō, Sanae Nakahara, Kaku Takashina, Chikako Shin, Eimei Esumi
Release date23 November 1963
Release year1963
LanguageJapanese
Duration93 min (1h 33m)
Rating6.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseNikkatsu Corporation

Director: Seijun Suzuki
Writers: Taiko Hirabayashi, Yasutaro Yagi

Trailer

Top cast

Akira KobayashiKatsuta Chieko MatsubaraTokiko Daizaburo HirataDiamond no Fuyu
Hiroko ItōTatsuko
Sanae NakaharaYamada Hanako Kaku TakashinaYakami Chikako ShinIshikawa Matsue Eimei Esumi Ichiro KijimaWakabayashi Keisuke NoroTetsu
Hiroshi KōnoMeguro
Masuo Kinugasa
Hiroshi ChōDetective
Keiko SasakiSatoko Izu
Shirō Yanase
Kōji SeyamaPonchan
Tōru Sumikawa
Akira HisamatsuIsogawa
Hiroshi TakaoIchiro
Shiro TonamiToda

Rate & review

Log in to rate or create a free account.

User reviews

No written reviews yet. Be the first!

More like this