The Rambling Guitarist

Oct 11, 1959

1h 18m

★ 6.5

Overview

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman, Taki's mysterious past catches up with him.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Taki

Akira Kobayashi

George

Joe Shishido

Yuki

Ruriko Asaoka

Akitsu

Nobuo Kaneko

Sumiko

Sanae Nakahara

Rie

Misako Watanabe

Yasukawa

Kyōji Aoyama

Detective Numata

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Akio Shôji

Yuzo Kiura

Mari Shiraki

Fusako - Maid

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Shimizu

Takeo Yatō

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