Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)

Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Stars: Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tsunehiko Watase

Language: Japanese + Commentaries (3tracks) | Subtitles: English (embed)

Commentary by Japanese cinema experts Patrick Macias and Matt Alt, hosts of the Pure TokyoScope podcast (2026)
Commentary by Japanese cinema expert Chris D. (2009)

Country: Japan | Imdb Info | Ar: 2.39:1 | Brrip

Also known as: Ginchô wataridori

Description: Nami is an ex-convict who becomes a hostess to support a sick woman who bailed her out. In doing so, she gets involved in a local gangster’s scheme to take over the bar she works for.

Preview

5GB | 86:27mins | 1920×804 | mkv | Japanese | Sub: English
https://tezfiles.com/file/62405349a7191/Wandering.Ginza.Butterfly.1972.mkv

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Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler (1972) /Original title: Gincho nagaremono mesuneko bakuchi

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Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Stars: Meiko Kaji, Shin’ichi Chiba, Shingo Yamashiro

Language: Japanese | Subtitles: English (embed)

Country: Japan | Imdb Info | Ar: 2.39:1 | Brrip

Also known as: Gincho nagaremono mesuneko bakuchi

Description: Nami(played by Meiko Kaji) returns to Tokyo to find the man who killed her father 13 years ago. On the way she saves a young woman named Hanae who’s father had sold her for prostitution.

Preview

6.96GB | 85:55mins | 1920×816 | mkv | Japanese | Sub: English
https://tezfiles.com/file/cd3fa11342bfd/Wandering.Ginza.Butterfly.2.She.Cat.Gambler.1972.mkv

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Back to Back in the Yakuza Multiverse” 2026 interview with Japanese cinema experts Patrick Macias and Matt Alt

88MB | 21:21mins | 720×576 | mp4 | English
https://tezfiles.com/file/8f3622e6c48d3/Wander.Patrick.mp4

Genre Mill Memories” 2009 interview with director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

189MB | 37:29mins | 720×576 | mkv | Japanese | Sub: English
https://tezfiles.com/file/d951536c32cef/Wander.Kazuhiko.mkv

Butterfly and Scorpion” 2009 appreciation of star Meiko Kaji by Japanese action and pink film expert J-Taro Sugisaku

53MB | 10:58mins | 720×576 | mkv | Japanese | Sub: English
https://tezfiles.com/file/a6f8c4fab3445/Wander.Butterfly.mkv