Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Tôkyô nagaremono (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 29min
- Action, Crime
- 10 Apr 1966 (Japan)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Tetsuya Watari | ... |
Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo
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| Chieko Matsubara | ... |
Chiharu
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Hideaki Nitani | ... |
Kenji Aizawa
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| Tamio Kawaji | ... |
Tatsuzo, The Viper
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| Ryûji Kita | ... |
Kurata
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| Eiji Gô | ... |
Tanaka
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Isao Tamagawa | ... |
Umetani
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| Eimei Esumi | ... |
Otsuka
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| Tomoko Hamakawa | ... |
Mutsuko
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Takeshi Yoshida | ... |
Keiichi
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Michio Hino | ... |
Yoshii
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Shuntarô Tamamura | ... |
Koyanagi
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Hiroshi Midorikawa |
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Hiroshi Chô | ... |
Kumamoto
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Akira Hisamatsu | ... |
(as Kosuke Hisamatsu)
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Shinzô Shibata | ... |
Otoyoshi
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Yûzô Kiura | ... |
Fujimura
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Yû Izumi | ... |
Detective Sakai
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Ikuo Nikaidô |
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Masaaki Honme |
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Shirô Tonami |
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Wataru Kobayashi |
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Mitsuru Sawa |
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Iwae Arai |
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Yôko Yokota |
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Hiroshi Takao |
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Kiyoshi Ôba |
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Tessen Nakahira |
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Ken Mizoguchi |
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Tadayuki Kitagami |
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Masatoshi Takase |
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Tamio Kawachi |
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Tsuyoshi Izumi |
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Directed by
| Seijun Suzuki | ||
Written by
| Kôhan Kawauchi | ... | (author) |
| Kôhan Kawauchi | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Tetsurô Nakagawa | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hajime Kaburagi | ||
Cinematography by
| Shigeyoshi Mine | ||
Editing by
| Shinya Inoue | ||
Production Design by
| Takeo Kimura | ||
Production Management
| Yasufusa Okada | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Masami Kuzû | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Yoshinobu Akino | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Masaru Mori | ... | colorist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hideo Kumagai | ... | gaffer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Nikkatsu (1966) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Alive (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Splendor Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
- Nikkatsu (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Total Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- Yume Pictures (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1995) (Germany) (tv)
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Storyline
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In Tokyo, the gangster Tetsu (Tetsuya Watari) regenerates when his yakuza boss Kurata (Ryuji Kita) decides to quit his criminal life. However, the mobster family leaded by Otsuka (Hideaki Esumi) threatens Kurata's legitimate business, and Tetsu decides to leave Kurata to relief the pressure on him. He leaves also his girlfriend Chiharu (Chieko Matsubara) and becomes a drifter moving to the country. When Tetsu is betrayed, he returns to Tokyo to resolve his situation. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Was shot and edited in 28 days. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Seijun Suzuki | TCM (2013). See more » |
| Quotes |
Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo:
A drifter needs no woman. See more » |