Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Starring Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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.
Runtime: 83 min.
Rating: 7.3
 
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Action,Crime
Keywords: yakuza,hitman,tokyo, japan,japanese noir,1960s,japanese new wave
Cast
Tetsuya „Phoenix Tetsu“ Hondo
Chiharu
Kenji Aizawa
Kurata
Keiichi
Otsuka
Tatsuzo the Viper
Tanaka
Mutsuko
Umetani
Yoshii
Koyanagi
Kumamoto
Fujimura
Detective Sakai