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Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter
★ 7.1/10•1966•1h 23m•12•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.

Seijun Suzuki · Director

Kōhan Kawauchi · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 23m
LanguageJA
Release DateApr 10, 1966

Actors

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Chiharu

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Kenji Aizawa

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Tatsuzo the Viper

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Tanaka

Tomoko Hamakawa

Tomoko Hamakawa

Mutsuko

Takeshi Yoshida

Keiichi

Isao Tamagawa

Isao Tamagawa

Umetani

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Otsuka

Ryuji Kita

Kurata

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Fujimura

Hiroshi Chō

Kumamoto

Shuntaro Tamamura

Koyanagi

Michio Hino

Michio Hino

Yoshii

Hiroshi Midorikawa

Shinzō Shibata

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