Try the free
Pro Version
Tokyo Drifter
1966 | 83m | Japanese
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Seijun Suzuki |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Kōhan Kawauchi |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 10, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Seijun Suzuki |
| Writer: | Kōhan Kawauchi |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | yakuza, hitman, tokyo, japan, japanese noir, 1960s, japanese new wave |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 27, 2026 Entered: Feb 27, 2026 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tetsuya Watari | Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo |
| Chieko Matsubara | Chiharu |
| Hideaki Nitani | Kenji Aizawa |
| Tamio Kawachi | Tatsuzo the Viper |
| Eiji Gō | Tanaka |
| Tomoko Hamakawa | Mutsuko |
| Takeshi Yoshida | Keiichi |
| Isao Tamagawa | Umetani |
| Eimei Esumi | Otsuka |
| Ryuji Kita | Kurata |
| Yuzo Kiura | Fujimura |
| Hiroshi Chō | Kumamoto |
| Shuntaro Tamamura | Koyanagi |
| Michio Hino | Yoshii |
| Hiroshi Midorikawa | |
| Shinzō Shibata | |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Masatoshi Kawase | Fight Choreographer |
| Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
| Shinya Inoue | Editor |
| Seijun Suzuki | Director |
| Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
| Shigeyoshi Mine | Director of Photography |
| Kōhan Kawauchi | Screenplay, Author |
| Yasufusa Okada | Production Manager |
| Masami Kuzū | Assistant Director |
| Hideo Kumagai | Gaffer |
| Yoshinobu Akino | Sound |
| Masaru Mori | Colorist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tetsuro Nakagawa | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position