Uriah43
When a Yakuza boss by the name of "Kurata" (Ryuji Kita) decides to go straight his deadly enforcer named "Tetsu" (Tetsuya Watari) chooses to stay by his side out of sheer loyalty. Unfortunately, another Yakuza rival named "Otsuka" (Eimei Esumi) decides to seize as much of Kurata's wealth now that he is weak and exposed. The only problem Otsuka has is the presence of Tetsu. Anyway, although the director (Seijun Suzuki) did an excellent job with both the music and color schemes it just didn't quite appeal to me that much. Even so there is plenty of action which I suppose some viewers will certainly find entertaining enough. Again, it's a well-made film but quite frankly I don't think it transitions very well into western culture. But that's just my opinion and I certainly have no problem if other viewers happen to disagree. In any case, it wasn't a bad movie necessarily and I rate the movie as about average.
kavmccesq
Limited from the 'company' Suzuki shines with his rebellious attack of these tired gangster genre movies with some flare and imagination.His use of color really highlights his true meaning throughout but especially in the final scene.We're looking further than the acting,cinematography and music in this movie and finding a true legend in Seijun Suzuki.P.S. This is my very first ever comment on IMDb and I'm told I need to have an additional amount of lines to sum up this very fine movie.What can I further say?In my opinion it's best to keep it half short,twice strong.So,to sum up-DO WATCH THIS MOVIE.DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS LEGENDARY DIRECTOR-ENJOY!!!
CountZero313
Seijun Suzuki's iconoclastic Tokyo Drifter is a roller-coaster ride of startling images and satirical set pieces. Apparently his studio bosses in the day didn't know what to make of it; we are not that much better off decades later. At times playful, at others adventurous and then touching, this film defies description. It just has to be seen. The sudden light changes are outrageous but fantastic. The cheeky half-hearted cop-chases-bad-guy sequence is amusing. The women are treated badly, the Americans even worse - but it is all super cool. You'll be whistling the theme for days afterwards. MTV and Tarantino are impostors - watch Tokyo Drifter to see where it all started.
Claudio Carvalho
In Tokyo, the gangster Tetsu (Tetsuya Watari) regenerates when his yakuza boss Kurata (Ryuji Kita) decides to quit his criminal life. However, the mobster family leaded by Otsuka (Hideaki Esumi) threatens Kurata's legitimate business, and Tetsu decides to leave Kurata to relief the pressure on him. He leaves also his girlfriend Chiharu (Chieko Matsubara) and becomes a drifter moving to the country. When Tetsu is betrayed, he returns to Tokyo to resolve his situation."Tôkyô Nagaremono" is a different gangster movie, with a stylish and beautiful cinematography and also a very confused screenplay. The story recalls those spaghetti westerns, with the hero Tetsu looking like an invincible and invulnerable cowboy, never being mortally shot, and with the same type of conclusion, with Tetsu killing all his enemies and going away alone. This flick is not a masterpiece but entertains. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Tóquio Violenta" ("Violent Tokyo")
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