Released:
1966-04-10

Overview:
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.

Director:
Seijun Suzuki

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Thriller, Crime, Action

• Cast:
• 
  Tetsuya Watari
  as
  Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
• 
  Chieko Matsubara
  as
  Chiharu
• 
  Hideaki Nitani
  as
  Kenji Aizawa
• 
  Tamio Kawachi
  as
  Tatsuzo the Viper
• 
  Eiji Gō
  as
  Tanaka