Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Ratings:
7.1 (TMDb)
Released:
1966-04-10
Runtime:
1h 23m
Genres:
Thriller, Crime, Action
Countries:
Japan
Director:
Seijun Suzuki
Actors:
Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani, Tamio Kawachi, Eiji Gō, Tomoko Hamakawa, Takeshi Yoshida, Isao Tamagawa
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.