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Kanto Wanderer
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Kanto Wanderer

1963-11-23 · 93 min · ★ 6.6

Crime · Drama

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.

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Directors
Seijun Suzuki
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

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

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