The Wandering Guitarist

The Wandering Guitarist
Directed byBuichi Saitō
Written byHideki Ogawa
Screenplay byGan Yamazaki, Kenzaburō Hara
Starring
CinematographyKuratarō Takamura
Music byTaichiro Kosugi
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • October 11, 1959 (1959-10-11) (Japan)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Wandering Guitarist (ギターを持った渡り鳥, Guitar wo Motta Wataridori) is a 1959 Japanese action and yakuza film directed by Buichi Saitō. It stars Akira Kobayashi. The Wandering Guitarist is the first film of Akira Kobayashi and Buichi Saitō's Wataridori series. The film made Akira Kobayashi a star and he gained national popularity.