Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter

1966 · 83 min · ★ 7.1 · 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.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Written by Kōhan Kawauchi

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Tetsuya Watari Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Chieko Matsubara Chiharu
Hideaki Nitani Kenji Aizawa
Tamio Kawachi Tatsuzo the Viper
Eiji Gō Tanaka
Tomoko Hamakawa Mutsuko
Takeshi Yoshida Keiichi
Isao Tamagawa Umetani
Eimei Esumi Otsuka
Ryuji Kita Kurata
Yuzo Kiura Fujimura
Hiroshi Chō Kumamoto

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