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Kanto Wanderer
Kanto Wanderer

Kanto Wanderer

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CrimeDrama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

23 November 1963

Country

Japan

Cast

Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Katsuta

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Tokiko

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Diamond no Fuyu

Hiroko Itō

Hiroko Itō

Tatsuko

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Yamada Hanako

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Yakami

Chikako Shin

Chikako Shin

Ishikawa Matsue

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Ichiro Kijima

Ichiro Kijima

Wakabayashi

Keisuke Noro

Keisuke Noro

Tetsu

Hiroshi Kōno

Hiroshi Kōno

Meguro

Masuo Kinugasa

Masuo Kinugasa

Hiroshi Chō

Hiroshi Chō

Detective

Keiko Sasaki

Keiko Sasaki

Satoko Izu

Shirō Yanase

Shirō Yanase

Kōji Seyama

Kōji Seyama

Ponchan

Tōru Sumikawa

Tōru Sumikawa

Akira Hisamatsu

Akira Hisamatsu

Isogawa

Hiroshi Takao

Hiroshi Takao

Ichiro

Shiro Tonami

Shiro Tonami

Toda

Hiroshi Chiyoda

Hiroshi Chiyoda

Terue Shigemori

Terue Shigemori

Masako Urushizawa

Masako Urushizawa

Kiyoshi Matsuoka

Kiyoshi Matsuoka

Kōsuke Sumita

Kōsuke Sumita

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Okaru Hachi

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Boss Yoshida

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Udebun

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Boss Izu

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