# The Wanderers (1973)

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**Original title**: *股旅*
**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Drama, Comedy
**Directed by**: Kon Ichikawa
**Written by**: Kon Ichikawa, Shuntaro Tanikawa
**Starring**: Ichirō Ogura, Isao Bitō, Kenichi Hagiwara, Reiko Inoue, Fujio Tokita, Yoshi Katō

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Kon Ichikawa directs, so of course it's about samurai. Three masterless samurai roam feudal Japan seeking employment. Their strict adherence to Bushido complicates even their low-born status. Ichikawa manages, as always, to make it look beautiful.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider

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