(1966) dir. Seijun Suzuki w/Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawaji, Tyuji Kita [82 min, digital presentation] In this jazzy gangster film, reformed killer Tetsu’s attempt to go straight is thwarted when his former cohorts call him back to Tokyo to help battle a rival gang. Director Seijun Suzuki’s onslaught of stylized violence and trippy colors is equal parts Russ Meyer, Samuel Fuller, and Nagisa Oshima—an anything-goes, in-your-face rampage. Tokyo Drifter is a delirious highlight of the brilliantly excessive Japanese cinema of the sixties. –The Criterion Collection
Tokyo Drifter
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(1966) dir. Seijun Suzuki w/Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawaji, Tyuji Kita [82 min, digital presentation]
In this jazzy gangster film, reformed killer Tetsu’s attempt to go straight is thwarted when his former cohorts call him back to Tokyo to help battle a rival gang. Director Seijun Suzuki’s onslaught of stylized violence and trippy colors is equal parts Russ Meyer, Samuel Fuller, and Nagisa Oshima—an anything-goes, in-your-face rampage. Tokyo Drifter is a delirious highlight of the brilliantly excessive Japanese cinema of the sixties. –The Criterion Collection
Original Japanese Trailer (no subtitles):