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Tokyo Drifter

MOVIE • 1966

Tokyo Drifter

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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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Top Cast

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Chiharu

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Kenji Aizawa

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Tatsuzo the Viper

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Tanaka

Tomoko Hamakawa

Tomoko Hamakawa

Mutsuko

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Takeshi Yoshida

Keiichi

Isao Tamagawa

Isao Tamagawa

Umetani

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Otsuka

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Ryuji Kita

Kurata

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Fujimura

—

Hiroshi Chō

Kumamoto

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Shuntaro Tamamura

Koyanagi

Michio Hino

Michio Hino

Yoshii

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

April 10, 1966

Runtime

83 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

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