Kanto Wanderer (1963)

6.6/10 93 min Crime Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Akira Kobayashi

Katsuta

Chieko Matsubara

Tokiko

Daizaburo Hirata

Diamond no Fuyu

Sanae Nakahara

Yamada Hanako

Kaku Takashina

Yakami

Chikako Shin

Ishikawa Matsue

Eimei Esumi

Ichiro Kijima

Wakabayashi

Keisuke Noro

Tetsu

Shirō Yanase

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