The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
Original title: 青春デンデケデケデケ
The Rocking Horsemen is a 1992 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, with a running time of 2h 15m. It stars Yasufumi Hayashi, Tadanobu Asano and Yoshiyuki Omori.
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 as Takeyoshi Fujiwara
- Tadanobu Asano as Seiichi Shirai
- Yoshiyuki Omori as Fujio Gohta
- Tsumatoshi Nagahori as Takumi Okashita
- Shinichiroh Satoh as Shizuo Taniguchi
- Ittoku Kishibe as Terauchi
- Bengal as Takayuki Fujiwara
- Kaori Mizushima as Miki Shirai
- Wakaba Irie as Shino Shirai
- Isao Bitō as Seitaroh Shirai
- Reiko Oimori as Yuriko Uchimura
- Toshiki Ayata as Head Teacher