Tokyo Drifter

Synopsis

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.

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Written by

Kōhan Kawauchi

Music

Hajime Kaburagi

Studio

Nikkatsu Corporation

Released

10 April 1966

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Action