Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1970, Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo is an action, thriller, drama and crime film directed by Toshiya Fujita, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. A group of five friends, also known as the Pelican Gang, spends time hanging out in the city, driving around in their all-terrain buggy car and listening to psychedelic jazz fusion when one of them is approached by a mysterious horse-riding girl named Asako (Bunjaku Han) who suggests they rob 30 million yen from a religious movement called Seikyo Gakkei. The Pelicans – C-ko, Taki, Ganishin, Jiro and Debo – accept the challenge, but things are not as easy as they may initially seem.

Who’s in it. Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo stars Meiko Kaji as C-ko, Bunjaku Han as Asako, Takeo Chii as Taki and Tatsuya Fuji as Ganishin, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on ARROW and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo page.

If you liked it. Fans of Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.