The Rambler Goes North

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, Ruriko Asaoka, Mari Shiraki, Midori Tashiro, Yōko Kozono, Eiji Gō, Kyōji Aoyama, Ryōhei Uchida