
Movies that feel like Tokyo Drifter (1966)
If you loved Tokyo Drifter, the closest films we have are Branded to Kill (1967), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) and Police Story 2 (1988). All three share Tokyo Drifter's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, Philo and Starz Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.
If Tokyo Drifter hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: Seijun Suzuki
The difference: None of the atmosphere that defines Tokyo Drifter

Tense and gritty in the same breath
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Thriller built on momentum, twice over
The difference: 22 years apart, and the 1980s show

Tense crime, and it commits to that

Action with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Both trade on momentum more than on being thriller

Tense crime in both cases

Action with a pulse of atmosphere, in both cases

Thriller built on grit, twice over

Hitman sits at the heart of each

Kinetic crime in both cases

The same thriller instincts
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