The Drifting Avenger

Unforgiven, if directed by Kurosawa. A Japanese immigrant and his family are attacked by bandits in the American West. He teams up with an aging gunslinger to hunt the killers. It's a solid entry in the "samurai in the West" cycle.

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Junya Satō directed The Drifting Avenger in 1968. See Junya Satō's full filmography, where to start with Junya Satō, or where to go after you've seen everything by Junya Satō.

The Drifting Avenger was released in 1968 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.