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.
| Title | Tokyo Drifter |
|---|---|
| Year | 1966 |
| Genre | Thriller, Crime, Action |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Cast | Tetsuya Watari, Ryuji Kita, Eimei Esumi, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawachi, Hideaki Nitani |
| Crew | Seijun Suzuki (Director), Tetsuro Nakagawa (Producer), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer), Shinya Inoue (Editor), Takeo Kimura (Production Design), Shigeyoshi Mine (Director of Photography) |
| Keyword | hitman, yakuza, tokyo, japan, japanese noir, 1960s, japanese new wave |
| Release | Apr 10, 1966 |
| Runtime | 83 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.11 / 10 by 188 users |
| Popularity | 11 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | English, 日本語 |
Criterion Channel 4K
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