The Wild, Unruly Drifter

1960 1h 19m JA

Synopsis

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Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ruriko Asaoka
Joe Shishido
Mari Shiraki
Akira Kobayashi
Hyo Kitazawa
Tamio Kawachi
Yoko Minakaze
Arihiro Fujimura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tokujirō Yamazaki
Writers: Nobunari Nakakubo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Drifter Series" — 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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Original score by Seitaro Omori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Ruriko Asaoka and Joe Shishido and Mari Shiraki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5872170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tokujirō Yamazaki directs. Seitaro Omori scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Drifter Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Seitaro Omori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Ruriko Asaoka and Joe Shishido and Mari Shiraki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5872170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.