Tokyo Drifter

1966 · 東京流れ者

Directed by

Seijun Suzuki

Starring

Hideaki Nitani, Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara

Runtime

1h 23m

Country

USA

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.