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Tokyo Drifter

1966 • 1h23m Thriller, Crime, Action

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

4

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

Screenplay

Kōhan Kawauchi

Cast

Tetsuya Watari

Chieko Matsubara

Hideaki Nitani

Release date

4/10/1966

Status

Released

Origin country

JP

Vote count

200