Tokyo Drifter (1966)

★ 7.1 1h 23m Thriller · Crime · Action

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.

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Cast

Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani, Tamio Kawachi, Eiji Gō, Tomoko Hamakawa, Takeshi Yoshida, Isao Tamagawa

Country

Japan

Released

April 10, 1966