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Tokyo Drifter
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Title: Tokyo Drifter

Release Date: 10 Apr 1966

Runtime: 1h 23m

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action

Director: Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation

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.

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Average Vote: 7.109 (188 votes)

Cast

  • Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo: Tetsuya Watari
  • Kurata: Ryuji Kita
  • Otsuka: Eimei Esumi
  • Chiharu: Chieko Matsubara
  • Tatsuzo the Viper: Tamio Kawachi
  • Kenji Aizawa: Hideaki Nitani
  • Tanaka: Eiji Gō
  • Mutsuko: Tochiko Hamakawa
  • Keiichi: Takeshi Yoshida
  • Umetani: Isao Tamagawa
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