The Wanderers

The Wanderers (1973)

10 Jul 1974 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 40m
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Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three friends in feudal Japan who are ronin: masterless warriors, who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. These are not the YOJIMBO Super Samurai but rather the rank and file, the spear-carriers. The irony is that even though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of Bushido; and this tension leads to tragedy.

Kon Ichikawa
Director
Kon Ichikawa, Shuntarô Tanikawa
Writer
Isao Bitô, Tadao Futami, Ken'ichi Hagiwara
Starring

Language: Japanese
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Country: Japan
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6.4

IMDb (193 votes)
89%
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