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10 April 1966 (Japan)
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After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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DVD Playhouse--February 2012
(From The Hollywood Interview. 25 February 2012, 8:40 PM, PST)
Tokyo Drifter (The Criterion Collection)
(From JustPressPlay. 8 February 2012, 9:07 AM, PST)
Branded to Kill Blu Ray Review
(From FilmJunk. 20 January 2012, 1:39 PM, PST)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 25 February 2012, 8:40 PM, PST)
Tokyo Drifter (The Criterion Collection)
(From JustPressPlay. 8 February 2012, 9:07 AM, PST)
Branded to Kill Blu Ray Review
(From FilmJunk. 20 January 2012, 1:39 PM, PST)
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Seijun Suzuki's Masterwork...
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Cast
(in credits order) | Tetsuya Watari | ... | Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo |
| Chieko Matsubara | ... | Chiharu |
| Hideaki Nitani | ... | Kenji Aizawa |
| Ryûji Kita | ... | Kurata |
| Tsuyoshi Yoshida | ... | Keiichi |
| Eimei Esumi | ... | Otsuka |
| Tamio Kawaji | ... | Tatsuzo, The Viper |
| Eiji Gô | ... | Tanaka |
| Tochiko Hamakawa | ... | Mutsuko |
| Isao Tamagawa | ... | Umetani |
| Michio Hino | ... | Yoshii |
| Shuntaro Tamamura | ... | Koyanagi |
| Hiroshi Midorigawa | ||
| Hiroshi Chô | ... | Kumamoto |
| Kosuke Hisamatsu | ||
| Shinzo Shibata | ... | Otoyoshi |
| Yuzo Kiura | ... | Fujimura |
| Yu Izumi | ... | Detective Sakai |
| Ikuo Nikaido | ||
| Masaaki Honmoku | ||
| Shiro Toba | ||
| Wataru Kobayashi | ||
| Mitsuru Sawa | ||
| Iwae Arai | ||
| Yoko Yokota | ||
| Hiroshi Takao | ||
| Kiyoshi Oba | ||
| Tessen Nakahira | ||
| Ken Mizoguchi | ||
| Tadayuki Kitakami | ||
| Masatoshi Takase |
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| Seijun Suzuki | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Kôhan Kawauchi | ||
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| Tetsuro Nakagawa | .... | producer | |
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| Hajime Kaburagi | |||
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| Shigeyoshi Mine | |||
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| Shinya Inoue | |||
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| Takeo Kimura | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Masami Kuzuu | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tadonobu Akino | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Hideo Kumagai | .... | gaffer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Nikkatsu (1966) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Criterion Collection, The (1999) (USA) (DVD)
- Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Criterion Collection, The (2011) (USA) (DVD)
- Total Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Yume Pictures (2007) (UK) (DVD)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1995) (Germany) (TV)
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"Tôkyô nagaremono" - Japan (original title)
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89 min | USA:82 min | Germany:82 min
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I will argue until my death that TOKYO DRIFTER is superior to BRANDED TO KILL, but that's for another time...
I am amazed every time I see this film that Suzuki could take such an obviously inferior product -- as Nikkatsu Studios was churning out at an obscene rate in those days, giving directors a script and saying "Shoot it fast and cheap so we can give you your next job" -- and turn it into one of the most beautiful and intriguing films I've ever seen.
Best plot ever? No. Easy to follow? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. And that theme...I could never forget that theme if I tried, even after my first viewing.
I'd ramble on about history and plot and so on, but so many others have, I'll just leave it at this: TOKYO DRIFTER makes me happy every time I see it.