Rambling Guitarist / Gitaa o motta wataridori (1959) & Rambler Rides Again / Daisogen no wataridori) (1960)

Akira Kobayashi first attracted serious attention as the young brother in Rusty Knife, where audiences fell in love with his open smile. Within months, Nikkatsu began featuring him as the lead and he became one of the most popular stars of the studio's borderless action films. Rambling Guitarist itself spawned eight sequels. It is also, in …