Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)

Review: Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)

Director: Toshiya Fujita

Cast: Meiko Kaji, Bunjaku Han, Takeo Chii, Tatsuya Fuji, Yûsuke Natsu,

Meiko Kaji
Meiko Kaji
Bunjaku Han
Bunjaku Han
Takeo Chii
Takeo Chii
Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji
Yûsuke Natsu
Yûsuke Natsu

Plot: A group of five friends, also known as the Pelican Gang, spends time hanging out in the city, driving around in their all-terrain buggy car and listening to psychedelic jazz fusion when one of them is approached by a mysterious horse-riding girl named Asako (Bunjaku Han) who suggests they rob 30 million yen from a religious movement called Seikyo Gakkei. The Pelicans – C-ko, Taki, Ganishin, Jiro and Debo – accept the challenge, but things are not as easy as they may initially seem.

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Viewing notes: June 2017 – Arrow Video

Viewing notes: June 2017 – Arrow Video

Arrow Video’s commitment to genre releases is on full display in a selection of recently viewed Blu-rays, each featuring informative supplements: the Japanese juvenile delinquent series Stray Cat Rock, Don Coscarelli’s epic Phantasm […]

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