Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Name: Tokyo Drifter
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action
Released: 10 Apr 1966
Rating: 7.11
Cast: Tetsuya Watari, Ryuji Kita, Eimei Esumi, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawachi

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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.

Release: Apr 10, 1966

Runtime: 83 minutes

Language: English, 日本語

Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation

Country: Japan

Cast: Tetsuya Watari, Ryuji Kita, Eimei Esumi, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawachi, Hideaki Nitani

Crew: Seijun Suzuki (Director), Tetsuro Nakagawa (Producer), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer), Shinya Inoue (Editor), Takeo Kimura (Production Design), Shigeyoshi Mine (Director of Photography)

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