Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71

Nora-Neko Rokku: Boso Shudan '71 野良猫ロック 暴走集団’71

Director: Toshiya Fujita 藤田敏八
Released: January 3, 1971
Distributor: Nikkatsu
Screenplay: Shuichi Nagahara 永原秀一 and Tatsuya Asai 浅井達也

Starring:
Meiko Kaji 梶芽衣子 as Furiko
Yoshio Harada 原田芳雄 as Pirania
Tatsuya Fuji 藤竜也 as Mapo
Michiko Tsukasa 司美智子 as Lemon
Nobuko Aoki 青木伸子 as Shinko
Takeo Chii 地井武男 as Takaaki
Bunjaku Han 范文雀 as Ayako
Sari Takano 高野沙里 as Hanako
Mari Koiso 小磯マリas Yume
Yuka Kumari 久万里由香 as Aya
Yusuke Natsu 夏夕介 as Kappe
Toshiya Suzuki 鈴木利哉 as Mabo
Fujio Tokita 常田富士男 as Nekuro
Yoshio Inaba 稲葉義男 as Yoshitaro Araki
Eiji Go 郷英治 as Soto
Takashi Fujiki 藤木孝 as Goebbels
Soichiro Maeno 前野霜一郎 as Himura
Katsuya Kojima 小島克也 as Geringu
Torahiko Hamada 浜田寅彦 as Narushima
Masaaki Sakai 堺正章 as Masaaki
Rikiya Yasuoka 安岡力也


Info:

Also known as Stray Cat Rock: Crazy Rider '71

The fifth and final film in the Stray Cat Rock series.

 

Plot:

The film follows a hippie community lead by Yoshitaro (Yoshio Harada). They decide to leave their trailer in Shinjuku and travel to countryside by bicycle to save their friend Furiko (Meiko Kaji) who has been falsely accused for murder. The real killer – although it was mainly self defense – is Furiko’s boyfried Takaaki (Takeo Chii) who is being controlled by his politician father. Takaaki would rather live free as a hippie, but his father is forcing him to become a businessman.

Thanks to themoviedb.org for the synopsis!