The Rambler under the Southern Cross

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip.

• Director: Buichi Saitō
• Cast: Akira Kobayashi, Joe Shishido, Ruriko Asaoka, Yuji Odaka, Hiroshi Kondō, Mari Shiraki, Yuzo Kiura, Shōki Fukae