Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Directed by Seijun Suzuki

Tokyo Drifter movie poster

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.

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action

Language: ja

Production

Cinematographer: Shigeyoshi Mine · Composer: Hajime Kaburagi · Editor: Shinya Inoue · Production Design: Takeo Kimura

Production: Nikkatsu Corporation

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