The Drifting Avenger

Name: The Drifting Avenger
Director: Junya Satō
Released: 1968
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ken Takakura, Ken Goodlet, Judith Roberts, Kevin Cooney, Ronald Norman Lea

1968 · 107 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 82 VOTES · DIR. Junya Satō

Overview

Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.

Dialogue Timeline — 599 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:05 TOEI, Ltd.

00:10:10 Marvin?

00:17:28 What are you trying to do, shoot off your own foot?

00:20:21 You shouldn't fight when you know from the start you're going to lose.

00:26:36 Stay where you are. I'm comfortable here.

00:30:26 Whisky.

00:35:51 Come out!

00:39:17 I got my revenge.

00:42:27 I don't have any money.

00:47:54 He went off to town, to sell the cattle.

00:51:09 Listen to me...

00:54:25 Honour over life - that is the spirit of a Japanese samurai.

00:57:40 - But... - Why are you so eager to die?

01:06:43 but then, you are a murderer.

01:11:04 - Where's Mike? - He's asleep.

01:15:01 that his father's death was inevitable.

01:18:59 We refuse to work alongside a murderer.

01:23:41 Ha! Are you running away? Coward!

01:28:46 What a wonderful world it would be without hate or regret.

01:34:08 Give me my gun.

01:41:26 The rest is in God's hands.

01:47:34 Australia

01:49:53 The Drifting Avenger

01:52:28 Coming soon to a theater near you

Cast & Characters

Ken Takakura Ken Kato Ken Goodlet Marvin Judith Roberts Rosa Kevin Cooney Mike the boy Ronald Norman Lea Franco Clive Saxon Billy Pat Twohill Carson Reginald Collins Doctor Ray Lamont Sheriff Mike Danning Laker

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed599

Dialogue density5.6 lines / min

First line00:00:05

Final line01:52:28

Production Record

DirectorJunya Satō

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes82