Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Kernel Score: 80% · 202 ratings

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action

Released: 1966-04-10

Runtime: 83 minutes

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.

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
• Takeshi Yoshida as Keiichi
• Isao Tamagawa as Umetani
• Eimei Esumi as Otsuka
• Ryuji Kita as Kurata