Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

10 April 1966

Country

Japan

Cast

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

Ryuji Kita

Ryuji Kita

Kurata

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Otsuka

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Chiharu

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Tatsuzo the Viper

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Kenji Aizawa

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Tanaka

Tochiko Hamakawa

Tochiko Hamakawa

Mutsuko

Takeshi Yoshida

Takeshi Yoshida

Keiichi

Isao Tamagawa

Isao Tamagawa

Umetani

Michio Hino

Michio Hino

Yoshii

Shuntaro Tamamura

Shuntaro Tamamura

Koyanagi

Hiroshi Midorigawa

Hiroshi Midorigawa

Hiroshi Chō

Hiroshi Chō

Kumamoto

Shinzō Shibata

Shinzō Shibata

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Fujimura

Yū Izumi

Yū Izumi

Detective Sakai

Ikuo Nikaido

Ikuo Nikaido

Masaaki Honme

Masaaki Honme

Shiro Tonami

Shiro Tonami

Wataru Kobayashi

Wataru Kobayashi

Mitsuru Sawa

Mitsuru Sawa

Iwae Arai

Iwae Arai

Yōko Yokota

Yōko Yokota

Hiroshi Takao

Hiroshi Takao

Kiyoshi Ôba

Kiyoshi Ôba

Tessen Nakahira

Tessen Nakahira

Ken Mizoguchi

Ken Mizoguchi

Tadayuki Kitagami

Tadayuki Kitagami

Tsuyoshi Izumi

Tsuyoshi Izumi

Akira Hisamatsu

Akira Hisamatsu

Similar Movies

0.0

Level

November 1994 •Japanese

0.0

Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality

June 1997 •Japanese

A yakuza search for his past

0.0

The Hungry Shinjuku Detective

January 1994 •Japanese

The private eye of Shinjuku Yokubo Tantei is a lone wolf, lush, and loser but has kept his integrity in a dirty, dangerous world.

6.9

Street Mobster

May 1972 •Japanese

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.

5.9

My Wife Is a Gangster

April 2001 •Korean

Eun-jin who is a living legend among the gangsters dominates the male-centered underworld wielding only a pair of her trademark blades. One day, Eun-jin finds her sister from whom she was separated at an orphanage during childhood, and her sister tells Eun-jin that her last dying wish is to see that Eun-jin gets married.

6.0

Blood Brothers

January 2008 •Dutch

Two wealthy young brothers living on a plush estate give refuge to a petty criminal who is on the run from the police. Neither the boys' parents or their staff know about the fugitive's presence, which leads them open to exploitation. Sure enough, they soon discover the fugitive has no intention of leaving.

3.4

Armed for Action

June 1992 •English

A cop tracks down the mobster who escaped his custody while being escorted cross-country to stand trial.

0.0

Delivery

September 2024 •Portuguese

5.0

Ak-47 temible cuerno de chivo

January 1997 •Spanish

A humble shoe shiner is hired by a drug lord as a driver, and he quickly raises up the ranks to become his most trusted hitman. But his biggest desire is a woman that can't be his.

7.0

Jet Black

November 2018 •Japanese

Takemiya Union Tōjō-gumi Wakagashira Yasuda (Hitomi Matsuda) retaliates against the Kansai-based Myōjin-kai by attacking their office after an assassination attempt on Union chairman Shimamura (Shunsuke Kariya). Joined by Yamashina-gumi Wakagashira Kiryu (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), the two succeed and pledge to work as brothers without an official oath, dedicating themselves to their organizations and the Union. The Union faces upheaval with Shimamura's retirement announcement and the loss of his son, Katsuto (Hitoshi Ozawa). The leadership race narrows to Tōjō (Hiroyuki Watanabe), Yasuda's boss, and Yamashina (Masahiro Noguchi), Kiryu's boss. Just as Yasuda’s casino operation thrives, a police raid confiscates all earnings and forces its closure. In desperation, Yasuda turns to a certain man (Naoto Takenaka) for help.

7.0

Jet Black 2

December 2018 •Japanese

Yasuda (Hitomi Matsuda), the Wakagashira of the Takemiya Union Tōjō-gumi, infiltrates the hideout of the Yamashina-gumi's Sakazaki (Junichi Kawamoto), who had been secretly engaged in organ trafficking. Yasuda tries to extract the truth from Sakazaki, but is killed by Detective Hyūga from the Organized Crime Division (Marubō). The blame is pinned on Yasuda, leading to his arrest. Two years later... In Yasuda's absence, the boss of the Tōjō-gumi, Tōjō (Hiroyuki Watanabe), is assassinated by a hitman from the Myōjin-kai. The situation changes drastically. Nikaidō (Tarō Kawano) pressures Yasuda to reestablish his oath of allegiance, but Yasuda firmly refuses. Frustrated by Yasuda's response, Nikaidō makes a certain proposal to the union's chairman, Shimamura (Shunsuke Kariya).

0.0

Gorotsuki

March 1992 •Japanese

This coming-of-age drama comically depicts two young men who yearn to become members of the yakuza underworld, focusing on the apprenticeship of a rookie yakuza

0.0

Scorpion

Invalid date •English

A CIA assassin goes into hiding after he takes the fall for a failed mission. When he reappears on the grid, so does his past to tie up loose ends, and the only way to protect his daughter is to take down the agency chief who set him up.

0.0

True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules

April 2002 •Japanese

Former yakuza gang boss Noboru Ando reminisces about old partner in crime Kei Hanagata.

5.3

China 9, Liberty 37

August 1978 •Italian

Gunslinger Clayton Drumm is about to be hanged when he is given a chance to live if he agrees to murder Matthew, a miner who has steadfastly refused to sell his land to the railroad company. Matthew’s refusal is a major obstacle to the railroad’s plans for expansion.

6.3

Gemini Man

October 2019 •English

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.

7.3

The Iceman and the Psychiatrist

June 2004 •English

For the third time, HBO cameras go inside Trenton State Maximum Security Prison--and inside the mind of one of the most prolific killers in U.S. history--in this gripping documentary. Mafia hit man Richard Kuklinski freely admits to killing more than 100 people, but in this special, he speaks with top psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz in an effort to face the truth about his condition. Filled with more never-before-revealed confessions, it's the most chillingly candid Iceman special yet as it combines often-confrontational interview footage between Kuklinski and Dietz with photos, crime reenactments and home movies that add new layers to this evolving and fascinating story.

6.9

Grosse Pointe Blank

April 1997 •English

Martin Blank is a hitman for hire. When he starts to develop a conscience, he botches a couple of routine jobs. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

6.3

Crying Freeman

April 1995 •English

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

6.3

The Matador

May 2005 •English

The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.