Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter

1966 · 1 hr 22 min · Not Rated

Action, Crime

Directors

Seijun Suzuki

Actors

  • Tetsuya Watari
  • Chieko Matsubara
  • Hideaki Nitani

Credits: 4

Summary

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.

More about this movie

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.