Kanto Wanderer
Kanto Wanderer (1963)

Starring Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Daizaburo Hirata
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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.

Runtime: 93 min.     Rating: 6.1     DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Crime,Drama
Keywords: yakuza
Cast
   Katsuta
   Tokiko
   Diamond no Fuyu
   Tatsuko
   Yamada Hanako
   Yakami
   Ishikawa Matsue
   Wakabayashi
   Tetsu
   Meguro
   Detective
   Satoko Izu
   Ponchan
   Isogawa
   Ichiro
   Toda
   Okaru Hachi
   Boss Yoshida
   Udebun
   Boss Izu