Tokyo Drifter

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Insomniac X Strange but stylish mashup of pop art aesthetics, slapstick comedy and yakuza intrigue. Suzuki is far more interested in taking his viewers on a wild visual ride than in crafting a compelling narrative, resulting in a film that often feels experimental despite its assured vision. With its dazzling colors and stylized characters, it's easy to see how Tokyo Drifter served as an influence on anime and other offbeat yakuza entries like "Ichi the Killer." A stimulating oddity that adds worthwhile context to much that came after it. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/25 Full Review Audience Member Astonishingly stylish, though sometimes hard to follow. There isn't much depth to this film but it sure is incredibly COOL, with a fantastic soundtrack to match. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Michael M More a piece of modern art than a film, Tokyo Drifter is nearly incomprehensible, but the visuals are so stunning that you won't care. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/13/21 Full Review robert r Sleek, stylish and quirky as all get-out, "Tokyo Drifter" represents the rare case in which a movie strikes that ever so pecious Goldilocks zone between being too eccentric and weird for its own good and being simply impossible to look away from. So much of this movie left me either scratching my head or busting a gut in laughter, but then again, so many other moments either dazzled or inspired me in some kind of aesthetic fashion. I guess what I'm trying to say is; come for the mise en scène, stay for the saloon fight. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member My first yakuza film and it was a very unconventional one. The visuals are revolutionary despite the fact that it is made in the sixties. The movie comes off so abstract that jf you plan on watching it for the story, you might get confused in a good way. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A really cool slick jazzy Tokyo gangster movie that I can see a lot of inspiration for Twin Peaks and Kill Bill. The plot got a bit convoluted and hard to follow at some points, but god damn did the main characters light blue suit kill it. Solid, concept, solid execution. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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