Tokyo Drifter (1966) [The Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [2018]

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 colours 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.Features:New high‐definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackProgramme from 2011 featuring interviews with director Seijun Suzuki and assistantdirector Masami KuzuuInterview with Suzuki from 1997TrailerPLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Howard Hampton - Manufacturers part number: CRITERION COLLECTION_CC2085BDUK