Tokyo Drifter
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Genre: Thriller, Crime Fiction, World cinema, Drama, Japanese Movies, Action
Year: 1966
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese Language
Starring: Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani, Tetsuya Watari, Ryuji Kita, Tamio Kawaji, Eiji Go, Hideaki Esumi, Yuzo Kiura, Hiroshi Chô, Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Isao Tamagawa, Tochiko Hamakawa, Yu Izumi, Shuntaro Tamamura, Michio Hino, Hiroshi Midorigawa, Shinzo Shibata, Kosuke Hisamatsu
Tokyo Drifter (東京流れ者, Tōkyō nagaremono) is a 1966 yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The story follows Tetsuya Watari as the reformed yakuza hitman "Phoenix" Tetsu who is forced to roam Japan avoiding execution by rival gangs.
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo is a member of a recently deactivated Yakuza gang. His boss, to which he holds absolute loyalty, Kurata, has given up the life of crime for himself and his syndicate. Otsuka, a rival gang boss, attempts to recruit Tetsu into his organization, but is turned down. After failing, Otsuka sends an assassin to neutralize Tetsu, fearing he will interfere with a real estate scam. Looking to profit from the scheme himself and fearing that his group is threatened by his presence, Kurata asks Tetsu to leave and live the life of a drifter.
Otsuka and Kurata join forces, and assign the successful hitman, "Viper" Tatsuzo, to kill Tetsu. Tetsu evades Viper and his hit squad a number of times and arrives at the establishment of Umetani, an ally of boss Kurata. Tetsu returns to Tokyo, confronting his boss who betrayed him. He kills everyone in the room besides his boss and former girlfriend. At the end of the movie, Kurata kills himself, and
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