The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass

During his summer break, university student Shintaro becomes involved with a traveling group of performers who move between various festivals. After his place of employment goes bankrupt, he seeks a way to sell remaining stock and finds assistance from a troupe of wandering artists. While at a fair, Shintaro clashes with a group of traveling merchants, though the leader of the organization eventually accepts him into the fold.

This 1961 action comedy was produced by Nikkatsu Corporation and directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is the eighth of 26 films he directed, following Living by Karate and preceding The Man with a Shotgun. The screenplay was written by Ichirō Ikeda, Nisan Takahashi, and Yoshihiko Morimoto, with Takeo Yanagawa serving as producer. The film features Kōji Wada in the lead role of Shintaro, alongside Mayumi Shimizu, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin Morikawa, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi, and Arihiro Fujimura. A total of 20 cast members are credited in the 85-minute production. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 6.6/10 based on 111 votes.