Tokyo Drifter [Criterion Collection]

Tokyo Drifter [Criterion Collection]

Director: Seijun Suzuki Cast: Watari Tetsuya
Watari Tetsuya
, Kita Ryuji
Kita Ryuji
, Yoshida Tsuyoshi
Yoshida Tsuyoshi
, Esumi Hideaki
Esumi Hideaki
Seijun Suzuki
Tokyo Drifter [Criterion Collection]

Tokyo Drifter [Criterion Collection]

Director: Seijun Suzuki Cast: Watari Tetsuya
Watari Tetsuya
, Kita Ryuji
Kita Ryuji
, Yoshida Tsuyoshi
Yoshida Tsuyoshi
, Esumi Hideaki
Esumi Hideaki
Seijun Suzuki

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Tokyo Drifter stands with Branded to Kill as one of the best-known and most acclaimed films of Seijun Suzuki, one of Japan's most talented maverick directors. A colorful riot of an action drama, Tokyo Drifter, like many of Suzuki's films, transforms a standard gangster film plot into a vehicle for his own loopy brand of filmmaking, featuring gorgeous cinematography, unconventional storytelling techniques, and a dark sense of humor. This particular example centers on Tetsu, a yakuza member who, when his gang is disbanded, remains loyal to his boss and attempts to go straight. This is no easy task, however, as the yakuza are determined to get him back into the life -- or kill him if he refuses. The pressure soon forces Tetsu to go on the road, becoming the "Tokyo drifter" of the title, but even this is not enough to prevent his past from violently catching up with him. The film's choreographed action and vibrant color palette make the frequent action sequences, including one of the most raucous barroom brawls ever put on film, seem almost like musical numbers, resulting in a spectacularly entertaining and truly original take on the gangster drama.

Product Details

Release Date: 12/13/2011
UPC: 0715515090711
Original Release: 1966
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:22:00
Sales rank: 5,781

Special Features

Video piece featuring new interviews with Director Seijun Suzuki and Assistant Director Masami Kuzuu; Interview with Suzuki from 1997; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Watari Tetsuya Tetsuya 'Phoenix Tetsu' Hondo
Kita Ryuji Kurata
Yoshida Tsuyoshi Keiichi
Esumi Hideaki Otsuka
Kawachi Tamio Tatsuzo
Cho Hiroshi Kumamoto
Tetsuya Watari Tetsuya Hondo
Chieko Matsubara Chiharu
Hideaki Nitani Kenji `Shootin' Star' Aizawa
Ryuji Kita Kurata
Tamio Kawachi `Viper' Tatsu
Isao Tamagawa Umetani
Michio Hino Yoshii
Tomoko Hamakawa Mutsuko
Takeshi Izumi Detective Sakai
Tsuyoshi Yoshida Keiichi
Hiroshi Cho Kumamoto
Eiji Go Tanaka
Yuzo Kiura Fujimura
Shinzo Shibata Otokichi
Shuntaro Tamamura Koyanagi
Hideaki Ezumi Actor
So Kaburagi Composer

Technical Credits
Seijun Suzuki Director
Tetsuro Nakagawa Producer
Yasunori Kawauchi Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Tokyo Drifter
1. The Red Gun [5:45]
2. Kurata's Debt [5:47]
3. Defensive-Driving Strategies [4:33]
4. Otsuka Makes His Move [6:12]
5. Gangsters at Heart [6:23]
6. Viper Tatsu [4:57]
7. The Tramp from Tokyo [5:54]
8. Charm Lady [2:04]
9. Singing and Killing [5:30]
10. Ten Yards [2:16]
11. Charmed Life [5:24]
12. Drifting [2:41]
13. Umetani's Joint [5:57]
14. Dead? [3:06]
15. Otsuka's Conditions [3:44]
16. Someday [4:26]
17. Piano Man [7:58]
18. Color Bars [:00]
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