When he stops talking...Start running!
The Stranger comes across some bad guys trying to kill a Japanese emissary for a very important scroll. Before the emissary dies, he asks The Stranger to return the scroll to Japan. Once there he finds himself stuck in the middle of two rival clans and decides to play them off one against each other to free the town.
The film's tagline is: "When he stops talking...Start running!"
The original title is "Lo straniero di silenzio" (IT).
The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Japanese, Italian, English.
It was a co-production between: Italy, Japan, United States of America.
The film was directed by Luigi Vanzi.
The screenplay was written by Tony Anthony and Vincenzo Cerami.
The score was composed by Stelvio Cipriani.
Cinematography was handled by Mario Capriotti.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0203953.
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Lo straniero di silenzio
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日本語, Italiano, English
Italy, Japan, United States of America
