Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter

Year: 1966

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Seijun Suzuki

ThrillerCrimeActionCrime drugs and gangstersSong and dance

After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his empire, rival kingpin Otsuka offers the position to Kurata’s top operative, Tetsuya “Phoenix Tetsu” Hondo. Tetsu refuses, so Otsuka hires the ruthless gun‑for‑hire Tatsuzo, the “Viper,” to kill him. As the Viper tracks Tetsu across the countryside, Tetsu suspects a former associate of betrayal.

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