Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo

"20th century youth will challenge everything with a sardonic laugh!"

1970 1h 24m JA

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★5.7TMDB · 28

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Synopsis

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Wild young people kidnap a wealthy woman and she becomes attracted to one of them. When she tells the man that she is the mistress of a religious leader, he and his posse make plans to rob her partner.

“20th century youth will challenge everything with a sardonic laugh!”

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Cast

Meiko Kaji
C-ko
Bunjaku Han
Asako
Takeo Chii
Taki
Tatsuya Fuji
Ganishin
Yūsuke Natsu
Jirô
Soichiro Maeno
Debo
Ryōhei Uchida
Officer
Mari Shiraki
Female Doctor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiya Fujita
Writers: Hideichi Nagahara, Toshiya Fujita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Stray Cat Rock Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshiya Fujita, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hiroki Tamaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mutsuo Tanji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Meiko Kaji and Bunjaku Han and Takeo Chii carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshiya Fujita directs. Shōhei Andō behind the camera. Hiroki Tamaki scores. Mutsuo Tanji cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Stray Cat Rock Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Toshiya Fujita, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Hiroki Tamaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mutsuo Tanji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Meiko Kaji and Bunjaku Han and Takeo Chii carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "20th century youth will challenge everything with a sardonic laugh!".
10IMDB entry: tt0223784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 8 themes, including "street gang", "kidnapping", "jeep", "motorcycle gang".