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Tokyo Drifter
71%
Movie
1h 23m
AI Analysis
Tokyo Drifter (1966) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Tokyo Drifter (1966) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Crime, and Action with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 thro… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~83 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Tokyo Drifter 71% (208 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Tokyo Drifter is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 208 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1966-04-10
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 45706
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What is Tokyo Drifter about?
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, Otsuk... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Tokyo Drifter?
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How long is the movie Tokyo Drifter?
The official runtime for Tokyo Drifter is approximately 83 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Chieko Matsubara
Chiharu
Hideaki Nitani
Kenji Aizawa
Tamio Kawachi
Tatsuzo the Viper
Eiji Gō
Tanaka
Tomoko Hamakawa
Mutsuko
- T
Takeshi Yoshida
Keiichi
Isao Tamagawa
Umetani
Eimei Esumi
Otsuka
- R
Ryuji Kita
Kurata
Yuzo Kiura
Fujimura
- H
Hiroshi Chō
Kumamoto
- S
Shuntaro Tamamura
Koyanagi
Michio Hino
Yoshii
- H
Hiroshi Midorikawa
- S
Shinzō Shibata
- Y
Yū Izumi
Detective Sakai
- I
Ikuo Nikaido
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