The Rambling Guitarist

Oct 11, 1959

1h 18m

★ 6.2

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

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Akio Shôji

Yuzo Kiura

Mari Shiraki

Fusako - Maid

Chiyoko Shimizu

Shimizu

Takeo Yatō

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