Apr 10, 1966
83 min
Full-HD

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

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.

Category

Thriller Crime Action

Country

Japan

Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

Chieko Matsubara

Chiharu

Hideaki Nitani

Kenji Aizawa

Tamio Kawachi

Tatsuzo the Viper

Eiji Gō

Tanaka

Tomoko Hamakawa

Mutsuko

Takeshi Yoshida

Keiichi

Isao Tamagawa

Umetani

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