Kanto Drifter

1971 1h 26m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Young man returns from prison and sets out to destroy the gang that killed his friends and boss of his former gang.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuya Watari
Yoshio Harada
Ryōhei Uchida
Mitsuko Oka
Masaya Oki
Harumi Sone
Kenji Imai
Yoshirō Aoki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keiichi Ozawa
Writers: Gorō Tanada, Masahiko Ogura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Kanto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keiichi Ozawa, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tetsuya Watari and Yoshio Harada and Ryōhei Uchida carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0067291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keiichi Ozawa directs. Shōhei Andō behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Kanto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Keiichi Ozawa, shot by Shōhei Andō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Tetsuya Watari and Yoshio Harada and Ryōhei Uchida carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0067291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.