The Wanderers

The Wanderers

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 7, 1973

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of Bushido; and this tension leads to tragedy.

The Wanderers

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 7, 1973

The Wanderers
Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of Bushido; and this tension leads to tragedy.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Art Theatre Guild, Kon Productions
Original title 股旅
Directors Kon Ichikawa
Writers Shuntaro Tanikawa, Kon Ichikawa

Cast

Ichirō Ogura

as Genta

Isao Bitō

as Shuita

Kenichi Hagiwara

as Mokutaro

Reiko Inoue

as Okumi

Tadao Futami

as Bangame

Akiko Nomura

as Oharu