Kanto Wanderer

Kanto Wanderer

93 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 23, 1963

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.

Kanto Wanderer

93 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 23, 1963

Kanto Wanderer
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 関東無宿
Directors Masami Kuzû, Seijun Suzuki
Writers Taiko Hirabayashi, Yasutaro Yagi

Cast

Akira Kobayashi

as Katsuta

Chieko Matsubara

as Tokiko

Daizaburo Hirata

as Diamond no Fuyu

Hiroko Itō

as Tatsuko

Sanae Nakahara

as Yamada Hanako

Kaku Takashina

as Yakami

Chikako Shin

as Ishikawa Matsue

Ichiro Kijima

as Wakabayashi

Keisuke Noro

as Tetsu

Hiroshi Kôno

as Meguro

Hiroshi Chō

as Detective

Keiko Sasaki

as Satoko Izu

Kōji Seyama

as Ponchan

Akira Hisamatsu

as Isogawa

Hiroshi Takao

as Ichiro

Shiro Tonami

as Toda

Yūnosuke Itō

as Okaru Hachi

Tōru Abe

as Boss Yoshida

Kinzô Shin

as Udebun

Taiji Tonoyama

as Boss Izu