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Tokyo Drifter
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Tokyo Drifter

1966-04-10 · 83 min · ★ 7.1

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.

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Directors
Seijun Suzuki
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tetsuya WatariTetsuya WatariTetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Chieko MatsubaraChieko MatsubaraChiharu
Hideaki NitaniHideaki NitaniKenji Aizawa
Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiTatsuzo the Viper
Eiji GōEiji GōTanaka
Tomoko HamakawaTomoko HamakawaMutsuko
Takeshi YoshidaKeiichi
Isao TamagawaIsao TamagawaUmetani
Eimei EsumiEimei EsumiOtsuka
Ryuji KitaKurata
Yuzo KiuraYuzo KiuraFujimura
Hiroshi ChōKumamoto
Shuntaro TamamuraKoyanagi
Michio HinoMichio HinoYoshii
Hiroshi Midorikawa
Shinzō Shibata
Yū IzumiDetective Sakai
Ikuo Nikaido
Masaaki Honme
Shiro Tonami

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