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Tokyo Drifter
Genres
ThrillerCrimeAction
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
83 min
Release Date
1966-04-10
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
193
Vote Average
7.111
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Ryuji Kita
Kurata
Eimei Esumi
Otsuka
Chieko Matsubara
Chiharu
Tamio Kawachi
Tatsuzo the Viper
Hideaki Nitani
Kenji Aizawa
Eiji Gō
Tanaka
Tochiko Hamakawa
Mutsuko
Takeshi Yoshida
Keiichi
Isao Tamagawa
Umetani
Michio Hino
Yoshii
Shuntaro Tamamura
Koyanagi
Hiroshi Midorigawa
Hiroshi Chō
Kumamoto
Shinzō Shibata
Yuzo Kiura
Fujimura
Yū Izumi
Detective Sakai
Ikuo Nikaido
Masaaki Honme
Shiro Tonami
Wataru Kobayashi
Mitsuru Sawa
Iwae Arai
Yōko Yokota
Hiroshi Takao
Kiyoshi Ôba
Tessen Nakahira
Ken Mizoguchi
Tadayuki Kitagami
Tsuyoshi Izumi
Akira Hisamatsu
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