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Tokyo Drifter

Original title: Tôkyô nagaremono
  • 19661966
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
8.8K
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Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani, and Tetsuya Watari in Tokyo Drifter (1966)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
8.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Seijun Suzuki
  • Writer
    • Yasunori Kawauchi(author)
  • Stars
    • Tetsuya Watari
    • Chieko Matsubara
    • Hideaki Nitani
  • Director
    • Seijun Suzuki
  • Writer
    • Yasunori Kawauchi(author)
  • Stars
    • Tetsuya Watari
    • Chieko Matsubara
    • Hideaki Nitani
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
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    Tetsuya Watari
    Tetsuya Watari
    • Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo
    Chieko Matsubara
    Chieko Matsubara
    • Chiharu
    Hideaki Nitani
    • Kenji Aizawa
    Tamio Kawaji
    Tamio Kawaji
    • Tatsuzo, The Viper
    • (as Tamio Kawachi)
    Ryûji Kita
    Ryûji Kita
    • Kurata
    Eiji Gô
    Eiji Gô
    • Tanaka
    Isao Tamagawa
    • Umetani
    Eimei Esumi
    Eimei Esumi
    • Otsuka
    Tomoko Hamakawa
    Tomoko Hamakawa
    • Mutsuko
    Takeshi Yoshida
    • Keiichi
    Michio Hino
    • Yoshii
    Shuntarô Tamamura
    • Koyanagi
    Hiroshi Midorikawa
    Hiroshi Chô
    • Kumamoto
    Akira Hisamatsu
      Shinzô Shibata
      • Otoyoshi
      Yûzô Kiura
      • Fujimura
      Yû Izumi
      • Detective Sakai
      • Director
        • Seijun Suzuki
      • Writer
        • Yasunori Kawauchi(author) (screenplay)
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        Was shot and edited in 28 days.
      • Quotes

        Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo: A drifter needs no woman.

      • Connections
        Followed by Zoku Tokyo nagaremono - Umi wa makka na koi no iro (1966)

      User reviews56

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      6/10
      Don't Miss Branded to Kill
      In my opinion, Tokyo Drifter is worth seeing, but comparing it to Branded to Kill is a bit like comparing apples and oranges.

      Branded to Kill is eerie and nightmarishly weird--unforgettably, perhaps like a Hitchcock film or a dark film noire. Tokyo Drifter, on the other hand, is more "romantic." It is fun and chock full of mod 60s fashions and go-gos.

      Both films are masterpieces of style. To me, Tokyo Drifter is worth seeing, but it has some silly moments. Somehow, I was left thinking of Woody Allen's What's Up Tiger Lilly and James Bond!
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      • jmarlinbarker
      • Oct 9, 2000

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      • Release date
        • April 10, 1966 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Languages
        • Japanese
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Abrechnung in Tokio
      • Filming locations
        • Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
      • Production company
        • Nikkatsu
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 22 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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