This film
← Back to discoveries
Film / 1966
Tokyo Drifter
Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
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.
Where to watch?
Loading viewing options…
In the same saga
Tokyo Drifter Collection
In release order
Cast
Tetsuya WatariTetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Chieko MatsubaraChiharu
Hideaki NitaniKenji Aizawa
Tamio KawachiTatsuzo the Viper
Eiji GōTanaka
Tomoko HamakawaMutsuko
Takeshi YoshidaKeiichi
Isao TamagawaUmetani
Eimei EsumiOtsuka
Ryuji KitaKurata
Yuzo KiuraFujimura
Hiroshi ChōKumamoto
See more cast
More to discover
The Dark Knight
2008 · Action · Thriller
Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
The Furious
2026 · Action · Crime
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Action · Crime
The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Action · Crime