MOVIE
Tokyo Drifter
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Tokyo Drifter in its release era
Released in 1966, Tokyo Drifter sits inside the 1960s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1966-04-10
- TMDB score
- 7.1/10
- Original language
- JA
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Japan
- Studio
- Nikkatsu Corporation
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Topicshitmanyakuzatokyo, japanjapanese noir1960sjapanese new wave