Movie

Tokyo Drifter

東京流れ者

1966 1 h 23 min
71%
Audience score221 votes on TMDB

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.

Screenplay
Kōhan Kawauchi
Status
Released
Release date
10/04/1966
Original language
Japanese

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