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Whistling Drifter

19611h 30mMovie

Friendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido.

DirectorDaisuke Yamazaki
WriterKinya Naoi

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Cast · Directed by Daisuke Yamazaki

KKKinya Kitaoji
Kinya Kitaoji
Tsukinowa Gentaro
HMHiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
HSHiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Shirarika
MPMinako Paul
Minako Paul
Maya
HY
Hiroko Yoshikawa
Chiaki
IYIsao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
KHKensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara
KOKoinosuke Onoe
Koinosuke Onoe
Iwanai
KKKunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Ezoya Jubei
JUJun Usami
Jun Usami
Kiroan
UAUshio Akashi
Ushio Akashi
Setana
JY
Jiro Yamazaki
Tomurauji

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Whistling Drifter — streaming FAQ

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Whistling Drifter hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 11, 1961. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.