Tokyo Drifter

Kurata, a Tokyo-based yakuza boss, decides to disband his organization and become a legitimate businessman. He announces retirement and plans to settle his affairs in Tokyo. Otsuka, his rival, immediately sees an opening to seize Kurata's control and wealth.

Otsuka visits Yoshii's office and pressures him into selling Kurata's debt, enabling foreclosure on Kurata's properties. Yoshii initially resists but caves under threat and signs the debt over to Otsuka.

Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo learns of Otsuka's plan to seize Kurata's debt and rushes to Yoshii's office to intervene. He arrives too late; Yoshii is dead at Otsuka's hands, and Tetsu is captured by Otsuka's men.

Otsuka informs Kurata that he now owns Kurata's debt, escalating the tension between them. Otsuka's men attack Kurata; in the firefight, Kurata fires back and accidentally kills Mutsuko.

Tetsu escapes Kurata's trap and confronts Otsuka, threatening to expose Yoshii's murder. Unable to resolve the clash, both sides agree to make Yoshii and Mutsuko's deaths look like a lovers' suicide to buy time.

Infuriated by Tetsu's interference, Otsuka orders Tatsuzo the Viper to kill him. During a date with his girlfriend Chiharu, Tetsu survives an assassination attempt and decides to leave Tokyo to protect Chiharu and Kurata.

Tetsu travels north and is taken in by Kurata's allies, the Nanbu Group, who are embroiled in a turf war with the Hokubu Group. Hokubu thugs led by Tatsuzo and Tanaka attack the Nanbu base, and Tetsu fights back, injuring his pursuers.

Tetsu meets Kenji “Shooting Star” Aizawa, a former Otsuka man who defected. Kenji tends to Tetsu's wounds and warns him not to trust Kurata, arguing that wealth often outweighs loyalty—an idea Tetsu rejects in loyalty to Kurata.

After recovering, Tetsu heads south to avoid pursuit. He briefly encounters Chiharu but rejects her plea to reunite, then arrives in Sasebo where Kenji arranges shelter with Umetani, a Kurata-aligned boss, at his western-film-themed saloon.

Tatsuzo arrives in Sasebo and starts a brawl to cover another assassination attempt on Tetsu. Kenji protects Tetsu, but Tatsuzo, cornered, shoots himself to avoid capture.

Otsuka offers to forgive Kurata's debt if Kurata helps kill Tetsu; this pushes Kurata toward betraying his own ally. Kurata orders Umetani to kill Tetsu, but Umetani and Kenji refuse the command and warn Tetsu of the danger.

Tetsu returns to Tokyo and confronts Kurata and Otsuka at Club Alulu during Chiharu's performance. A brutal shootout leaves Otsuka and all of his men dead, while a shamed Kurata slits his wrists and dies. Tetsu walks away alone, rejecting Chiharu's offer to travel with him.