The Rocking Horsemen

The Rocking Horsemen
1992
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 135 min
📅 Released
🌐 JA
Comedy
It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan in the 60's.

Cast

Yasufumi Hayashi
Yasufumi Hayashi
Takeyoshi Fujiwara
Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano
Seiichi Shirai
Yoshiyuki Omori
Yoshiyuki Omori
Fujio Gohta
Tsumatoshi Nagahori
Tsumatoshi Nagahori
Takumi Okashita
Shinichiroh Satoh
Shinichiroh Satoh
Shizuo Taniguchi
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Terauchi

Crew

Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writer
Fumio Ishimori
Producer
Kuniyoshi Kawashima, Hideo Sasai, Kyōko Ōbayashi

Production

PSC, Galuk Premium

Keywords

based on novel or bookschool life1960sjapanese high schoolshōwa era (1926-89)high school lifejapanese economic miraclekagawa, japan