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1973 Japanese film

The Wanderers

Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Written by	Kon Ichikawa
Produced by	Kon Ichikawa
Starring	Kenichi Hagiwara
Cinematography	Setsuo Kobayashi
Production companies	Art Theatre Guild Kon Productions
Distributed by	Art Theatre Guild
Release date	April 7, 1973 (1973-04-07)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

Premise

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

Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara
Isao Bito
Ichiro Ogura

Reception

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."

References

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

External links

The Wanderers at IMDb
The Wanderers at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

v t e Films directed by Kon Ichikawa
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (1947) The Heart (1955) The Burmese Harp (1956) The Hole (1957) Conflagration (1958) Odd Obsession (1959) Fires on the Plain (1959) A Woman's Testament (1960) Her Brother (1960) Ten Dark Women (1961) Being Two Isn't Easy (1962) An Actor's Revenge (1963) Alone Across the Pacific (1963) Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Topo Gigio and the Missile War (1967) To Love Again (1971) The Wanderers (1973) Visions of Eight (1973) The Inugami Family (1976) Queen Bee (1978) Phoenix (1978) The House of Hanging (1979) Ancient City (1980) Lonely Heart (1981) The Makioka Sisters (1983) Ohan (1984) The Burmese Harp (1985) Princess from the Moon (1987) The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi (1993) 47 Ronin (1994) Dora-heita (2000) The Inugamis (2006)

Films directed by Kon Ichikawa

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (1947)
The Heart (1955)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
The Hole (1957)
Conflagration (1958)
Odd Obsession (1959)
Fires on the Plain (1959)
A Woman's Testament (1960)
Her Brother (1960)
Ten Dark Women (1961)
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Topo Gigio and the Missile War (1967)
To Love Again (1971)
The Wanderers (1973)
Visions of Eight (1973)
The Inugami Family (1976)
Queen Bee (1978)
Phoenix (1978)
The House of Hanging (1979)
Ancient City (1980)
Lonely Heart (1981)
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Ohan (1984)
The Burmese Harp (1985)
Princess from the Moon (1987)
The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi (1993)
47 Ronin (1994)
Dora-heita (2000)
The Inugamis (2006)

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