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The Spiders: The Reckless Operation

The Spiders: The Reckless Operation

The Spiders Go! Go! Let's Go!

19671h 21m

Overview

The Spiders, a Japanese pop group, in their first starring role, walk from Yokohama to Tokyo, to prove their love for a girl who told them "the person who can overcome any obstacle will be my lover"! Neither traffic, buildings, nor the police can stop them, in this madcap rock musical adventure!

Directed by Buichi Saitō
Written by Sō Kuramoto, Akira Saiga
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Top Cast

Shochi Tanabe

Shochi Tanabe

Shochi

Masaaki Sakai

Masaaki Sakai

Masaaki

Jun Inoue

Jun Inoue

Jun

Takayuki Inoue

Takayuki Inoue

Takayuki

M

Mitsuru Kato

Mitsuru

Katsuo Ono

Katsuo Ono

Katsuo

H

Hiroshi Kamayatsu

Hiroshi

Ken Yamauchi

Ken Yamauchi

Ken

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Chino

Kōji Wada

Kōji Wada

Koji

Themes & Keywords

japanrock bandgroup sounds

About The Spiders: The Reckless Operation

The Spiders: The Reckless Operation is a comedy, music film released in 1967 exploring themes of japan, rock band, group sounds. Directed by Buichi Saitō, it stars Shochi Tanabe, Masaaki Sakai, Jun Inoue. The Spiders, a Japanese pop group, in their first starring role, walk from Yokohama to Tokyo, to prove their love for a girl who told them "the person who can overcome any obstacle will be my lover"! Neither traffic, buildings, nor the police can stop them, in this madcap rock musical adventure!

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