Thriller ·Crime ·Action · Japan · 1966 · 1h 23m

Tokyo Drifter

東京流れ者

Tokyo Drifter poster
Director
Seijun Suzuki
Cast
Tetsuya Watari as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo Chieko Matsubara as Chiharu Hideaki Nitani as Kenji Aizawa Tamio Kawachi as Tatsuzo the Viper Eiji Gō as Tanaka Tomoko Hamakawa as Mutsuko
Crew
Shigeyoshi Mine — Director of Photography Shinya Inoue — Editor Hajime Kaburagi — Original Music Composer Kōhan Kawauchi — Screenplay Tetsuro Nakagawa — Producer Takeo Kimura — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Tokyo Drifter — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
hitmanyakuzatokyo, japanjapanese noir1960sjapanese new wave
Key Collaborators
Seijun Suzuki Director Shigeyoshi Mine Director of Photography Shinya Inoue Editor Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer Kōhan Kawauchi Screenplay Tetsuro Nakagawa Producer Takeo Kimura Production Design
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