
Movies that feel likeTokyo Drifter (1966)
If you loved Tokyo Drifter, the closest films we have are Branded to Kill (1967), A Colt is My Passport (1967) and Blast of Silence (1961). All three share Tokyo Drifter's gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Pale Flower (1964).
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If Tokyo Drifter hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: Seijun Suzuki
The difference: Trades the atmosphere of Tokyo Drifter for an angle of its own

Common ground: japanese noir
The difference: Easier on the tension than Tokyo Drifter

Both keep coming back to the same thing: hitman
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Tokyo Drifter does

Tense and gritty in the same breath
The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Both are built on the same subject: hitman

Thriller with a pulse of atmosphere, in both cases


Two things both keep coming back to: yakuza and japanese new wave

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

Both lean on grit more than on thriller


Action with a pulse of tension, in both cases
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