# Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love (1966)

> A vividly stylized Nikkatsu yakuza thriller follows drifter Tetsu through dangerous loyalties, violent rivalries, and love colored by the criminal underworld.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/499952

## Facts

- Runtime: 73 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
- Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
- Cast: Tetsuya Watari, Teruo Yoshida, Chieko Matsubara, Sanae Nakahara, Nobuo Kaneko, Ryotaro Sugi, Hiroshi Kondō, Arihiro Fujimura
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2320135/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: stylized, melancholic, romantic, cult movie night, double feature

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