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Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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Overview
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.
Length 82 minutes
Actors
Tetsuya Watari | Ryuji Kita | Eimei Esumi | Chieko Matsubara | Tamio Kawachi | Hideaki Nitani | Eiji Gō | Tochiko Hamakawa | Takeshi Yoshida | Isao Tamagawa | Michio Hino | Shuntaro Tamamura | Hiroshi Midorigawa | Hiroshi Chô | Shinzô Shibata | Yuzo Kiura | Yû Izumi | Ikuo Nikaido | Masaaki Honme | Shiro Tonami | Wataru Kobayashi | Mitsuru Sawa | Iwae Arai | Yôko Yokota | Hiroshi Takao | Kiyoshi Ôba | Tessen Nakahira | Ken Mizoguchi | Tadayuki Kitagami | Tsuyoshi Izumi | Akira Hisamatsu
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/13/2023 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
From the bleached out black and white opening to the stage-like action set pieces, this movie has so much style it’s hard to think of anything to compare it to in the same decade. Tetsuya Watari is cooler than cool and presages the likes of Chow Yun-Fat in Woo’s THE KILLER and HARD BOILED. Clocking in at a compact 83 minutes, it wastes no time getting into the meat of its scheming yakuza story with attendant loyalties and double crosses.
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