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The Wanderers (1973 film)

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The Wanderers
Directed byKon Ichikawa
Written byKon Ichikawa
Produced byKon Ichikawa
StarringKenichi Hagiwara
CinematographySetsuo Kobayashi
Production
companies
Art Theatre Guild
Kon Productions
Distributed byArt Theatre Guild
Release date
  • April 7, 1973 (1973-04-07)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Wanderers (股旅, Matatabi) is a 1973 feature-length Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa.[1][2] It is set during the early nineteenth century in rural Japan.[3]

Premise

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The action is set n Japan in the 1840s; Genta, Shuita, and Mokutaro are three "toseinin", "errant swordsmen for hire"[4]

Cast

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Reception

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A retrospective review states:"The Wanderers is a great film and one deserving more attention. It balances out being darkly funny and poignant with the world and characters it presents. The gritty, low-budget filmmaking mixed with some fine performances makes for a viewing experience that is disturbing yet bizarrely engaging."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "股旅". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "股旅". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Ontario, Cinematheque (2001). Kon Ichikawa. Indiana University Press. p. 339. ISBN 9780968296936.
  4. ^ "Screen: Clanking 'Matatabi'". The New York Times. 1977-06-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  5. ^ Barry, Sean (2022-08-09). "Film Review: The Wanderers (1973) by Kon Ichikawa". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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