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RUNTIME
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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960 1h 24m JA
WesternCrime
Synopsis
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Rambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old gun-for-hire friend, he sets about to stop the mob from turning an honest ranch into a gambling resort.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Akira Kobayashi
Ruriko Asaoka
Yuji Odaka
Misako Watanabe
Mari Shiraki
Joe Shishido
Masao Shimizu
Yuzo Kiura
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Buichi Saitō
- Writers
- Kenrō Matsuura
- 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
- 184 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.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Akira Kobayashi and Ruriko Asaoka and Yuji Odaka carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt3228234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 84 min · 1h 24m
- 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
- Assistant DirectorTatsumi Kumashiro
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1960-01-03
Also known as
International titles
- Kuchibue ga nagareru minatomachiJP
