In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip.

Akira Kobayashi
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Joe Shishido
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Ruriko Asaoka
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Yuji Odaka
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Hiroshi Kondō
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Mari Shiraki
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Yuzo Kiura
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Shōki Fukae
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Keisuke Noro
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Kōji Seyama
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