Film
Tokyo Drifter
1966· 12· 1h 23m· Action· Crime· Thriller
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.
1966-04-10
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Key Crew
DirectorSeijun Suzuki
ScreenplayKōhan Kawauchi
ProducerTetsuro Nakagawa
Director of PhotographyShigeyoshi Mine
Original Music ComposerHajime Kaburagi
EditorShinya Inoue
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 13 crew)
Details
Released1966-04-10
Runtime1h 23m · 12
StatusReleased
StudiosNikkatsu Corporation
LanguagesEnglish · Japanese
CountriesJapan
Rating7.1/10 · 208 votes
Original languageja
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