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Tokyo Drifter [Criterion Collection]
by 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),
Seijun Suzuki (Director),
Seijun Suzuki (Director),
Shinya Inoue (Editor),
Takeo Kimura (Art Director),
Shigeyoshi Mine (Cinematographer),
Tetsuro Nakagawa (Producer),
So Kaburagi (Composer),
So Kaburagi (Composer),
Yasunori Kawauchi (Screenwriter)
Yasunori Kawauchi (Screenwriter)
Format: DVD
ISBN: 715515090711
Publication Date: 12/13/2011
Edition Description: Wide Screen
"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."
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