Tokyo Drifter (1966)

  • 12
  • 04/10/1966 (DE)
  • Thriller, Crime, Action
  • 1h 23m

Overview

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.

Seijun Suzuki

Director

Kōhan Kawauchi

Screenplay

Cast

Tetsuya Watari's headshot

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Ryuji Kita's headshot

Ryuji Kita

Kurata
Eimei Esumi's headshot

Eimei Esumi

Otsuka
Chieko Matsubara's headshot

Chieko Matsubara

Chiharu
Tamio Kawachi's headshot

Tamio Kawachi

Tatsuzo the Viper
Hideaki Nitani's headshot

Hideaki Nitani

Kenji Aizawa
Eiji Gō's headshot

Eiji Gō

Tanaka
Tochiko Hamakawa's headshot

Tochiko Hamakawa

Mutsuko

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