Tokyo Drifter
1966 · Movie · Not Rated · 83 min · ★ 7.1 · 88% critics
When a crime boss shuts down his own operation, his most loyal enforcer refuses to join a rival and becomes a marked man. Hunted by a relentless assassin across the countryside, he stays on the move while trying to figure out who in his old circle may have turned against him.
Also known as The Tokyo Wanderer · The Man from Tokio
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Details
- Original title
- 東京流れ者
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-04-10
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (208 votes)
About
If you enjoy brisk, stylish crime stories with loyalty tests, hitmen, and constant pursuit, this should land well; Not for you if you want a slow, character-heavy drama—try Youth of the Beast for a similar vibe.
Pros: fast-moving manhunt; stylish crime world; tense rivalries | Cons: thin character depth; abrupt shifts; violence throughout
Themes
- hitman
- yakuza
- tokyo, japan
- japanese noir
- 1960s
- japanese new wave
Cast & crew
Tetsuya Watari
as Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Chieko Matsubara
as Chiharu
Hideaki Nitani
as Kenji Aizawa
Tamio Kawachi
as Tatsuzo the Viper
Eiji Gō
as Tanaka
Tomoko Hamakawa
as Mutsuko
- TY
Takeshi Yoshida
as Keiichi
Isao Tamagawa
as Umetani
Eimei Esumi
as Otsuka
- RK
Ryuji Kita
as Kurata
Directed by Seijun Suzuki