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RUNTIME
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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Rambler Rides Again
1960 1h 23m JA
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from unscrupulous land developers.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Akira Kobayashi
Shinji
Ruriko Asaoka
Shigeru Amachi
Mari Shiraki
Yōko Minamida
Joe Shishido
Nobuo Kaneko
Gorō Mutsumi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Buichi Saitō
- Writers
- Gan Yamazaki
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Buichi Saitō directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Part of the "The Rambler Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Akira Kobayashi and Ruriko Asaoka and Shigeru Amachi carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0160170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 83 min · 1h 23m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Part of
The Rambler Series
Also by
Buichi Saitō
Production companies
Who made it
Nikkatsu Corporation
JP
Key crew
- MusicTaichiro Kosugi
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1960-10-12
Also known as
International titles
- Daisogen no wataridoriJP
- The Spook CottageGB
