Tôkyô nagaremono

Apr 10 1966 Not Rated 1h 29m
Action, Crime

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.

Plot

In Tokyo, the gangster Tetsu (Tetsuya Watari) regenerates when his yakuza boss Kurata (Ryuji Kita) decides to quit his criminal life. However, the mobster family leaded by Otsuka (Hideaki Esumi) threatens Kurata's legitimate business, and Tetsu decides to leave Kurata to relief the pressure on him. He leaves also his girlfriend Chiharu (Chieko Matsubara) and becomes a drifter moving to the country. When Tetsu is betrayed, he returns to Tokyo to resolve his situation.

Written by

Kôhan Kawauchi

Directed by

Seijun Suzuki

Cast

Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Languages

Awards

N/A

Trailers
IFFR KINO #6: Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter ????? (1966) ORIGINAL TRAILER [SUB]
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