Comedy · Japan · 1992 · 2h 15m

The Rocking Horsemen

青春デンデケデケデケ

The Rocking Horsemen poster
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
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
Crew
Kenji Hagiwara — Director of Photography Nobuhiko Obayashi — Editor Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer Fumio Ishimori — Screenplay Sunao Ashihara — Novel Kuniyoshi Kawashima — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Rocking Horsemen — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookschool life1960sjapanese high schoolshōwa era (1926-89)high school lifejapanese economic miraclekagawa, japan
Key Collaborators
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director Kenji Hagiwara Director of Photography Nobuhiko Obayashi Editor Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer Fumio Ishimori Screenplay Sunao Ashihara Novel Kuniyoshi Kawashima Producer Kyōko Ōbayashi Producer Hideo Sasai Producer
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