# Tokyo Drifter (1966)

> A stylish yakuza drifter navigates betrayal, exile, and revenge through Seijun Suzuki’s explosive pop-art vision of 1960s Japan.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/30252

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
- Director: Seijun Suzuki
- Cast: Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani, Tamio Kawachi, Eiji Gō, Tomoko Hamakawa, Takeshi Yoshida, Isao Tamagawa
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061101/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: stylized, cool, melancholic, late night cinephile viewing, japanese cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A lone drifter returns to the city that shaped him, caught in a deadly game of loyalty and betrayal.

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- [Dead or Alive (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/6302)
- [Violent Cop (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/7257)
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