
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Original Title: 東京流れ者
Action
Crime
Thriller
7.1 (192 votes)
1h 23m
Overview
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
Details
- Director
- Seijun Suzuki
- Writer
- Kōhan Kawauchi
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Chieko Matsubara
Eiji G?
Eimei Esumi
Hideaki Nitani
Isao Tamagawa
Ryuji Kita
Takeshi Yoshida
Tamio Kawachi
Tetsuya Watari
Tochiko Hamakawa
Keywords
1960s
hitman
japanese new wave
japanese noir
tokyo
japan
yakuza
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