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Tokyo Drifter

★ 7.1 / 10 (221 votes)April 10, 196683 minJA
ThrillerCrimeAction

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateApril 10, 1966
StatusReleased
Runtime83 min
Rating★ 7.1 / 10
Certification—
Original languageEnglish, Japanese
CountryJapan
Budget—
Revenue—
ProductionNikkatsu Corporation
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Crew

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Writers

Kōhan Kawauchi

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Cast

Tetsuya WatariTetsuya WatariTetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Chieko MatsubaraChieko MatsubaraChiharu
Hideaki NitaniHideaki NitaniKenji Aizawa
Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiTatsuzo the Viper
Eiji GōEiji GōTanaka
Tomoko HamakawaTomoko HamakawaMutsuko
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Takeshi YoshidaKeiichi
Isao TamagawaIsao TamagawaUmetani
Eimei EsumiEimei EsumiOtsuka
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Ryuji KitaKurata
Yuzo KiuraYuzo KiuraFujimura
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Hiroshi ChōKumamoto
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