Tokyo Drifter

Name: Tokyo Drifter
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action
Released: 10 Apr 1966
Rating: 7.11
Cast: Tetsuya Watari, Ryuji Kita, Eimei Esumi, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawachi

1966-04-10 Japan 83 minutes.

7.11 188 votes

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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.

Year 1966

Studio Nikkatsu Corporation

Director Seijun Suzuki

Crew Seijun Suzuki (Director), Tetsuro Nakagawa (Producer), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer), Shinya Inoue (Editor), Takeo Kimura (Production Design), Shigeyoshi Mine (Director of Photography)

Popularity 14

Language English, 日本語