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Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Action Crime Thriller
Release Date: 1966, April 10
Directors: Seijun Suzuki
Countries: Japan
Production: Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast: Isao Tamagawa, Shuntaro Tamamura, Chieko Matsubara, Tetsuya Watari, Hiroshi Chō, Michio Hino, Eimei Esumi, Ryuji Kita, Hideaki Nitani, Eiji Gō, Tamio Kawachi, Yuzo Kiura

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.

Keywords:

yakuza 1960s hitman tokyo, japan japanese noir japanese new wave