#tokyo drifter 1966

[claimedbytheearth]

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

[akairoyume]

I've been taking my favorites scenes/moments from Tokyo Drifter for myself, but I think this one needs to see the world.

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

tokyo drifter, seijun suzuki |1966|

[thecinematicshots]

[dynamoe]

Looking at various posters/DVD covers of Tokyo Drifter (1966), a yakuza movie with stylized art direction and hyper-bright colors. In some scenes the backgrounds were just a block of color.

This is the current Criterion cover

looks too high fashion to me.

I remembered the old DVD having a cartoon cover but I found this...

But it's worse than I remember. I like the idea of it, but it feels really dated-in-a-bad-way.

Tokyo Drifter, a Seijun Suzuki movie.

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

End of month update - March (+ April 1st)

Hello, all! Sorry that this update is a day late, I didn't get around to posting it yesterday.

This is the end-of-month update, where I post Tumblr’s current top four films that have received the highest percentage of “yes,” “no,” and “haven’t even heard of this movie” votes.

As of today, the top four films with the highest percentage of “yes” votes are:

Finding Nemo (2003) | Shrek (2001) | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | The Lion King (1994)

Next, the top four films with the highest percentage of “no” votes are:

Sausage Party (2016) | Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

This top four changed through the new additions of Sausage Party (2016) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), which replaced Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) and Scarface (1983).

Finally, the top four films with the highest percentage of “haven’t even heard of this movie” votes are:

Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019) | Monsturd (2003) | Heroic Losers (2019) | Death Trance (2005)

This top four changed through the new additions of Monsturd (2003) and Death Trance (2005), which replaced Mahana (2016) and Capernaum (2018)

Currently, The Incredibles (2004) is the still only film to receive absolutely zero “haven’t heard of this” votes.

That’s it for March’s end-of-month update! Remember that you can view last month’s update by clicking here. Additionally, you can view the full ranked Letterboxd lists of movies that have come up on this blog by clicking the following links:

This list is ranked from highest-to-lowest percentage of “yes” votes.

This list is ranked from highest-to-lowest percentage of “no” votes.

This list is ranked from highest-to-lowest percentage of “haven’t even heard of this movie” votes.

Remember to vote on the polls that are currently running: Jane Eyre (2011) | Lady Macbeth (2016) | The Water Diviner (2014) | Thoroughbreds (2017) | Suspiria (2018) | Closely Watched Trains (1966) | Atonement (2007) | The Official Story (1985) | Fright Night (1985) | Ernest & Celestine (2012) | Central Station (1998) | The Hitcher (1986) | The Company of Wolves (1984) | Predestination (2014) | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) | This Is England (2006) | Crimson Peak (2015) | The Love Witch (2016) | Lost in Translation (2003) | Romeo + Juliet (1996) | Santa Claus (1959) | Tokyo Drifter (1966) | A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | Brain Damage (1988) | Society (1989) | Watership Down (1978) | Frankenhooker (1990) | Mars Attacks! (1996) | Super 8 (2011) | Goosebumps (2015) | Goncharov (1973) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | The Secret of Moonacre (2008) | Coraline (2009) | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

[kellermandesign]

Tokyo Drifter (1966) Seijun Suzuki, theatrical onesheet / movie poster design by Kellerman Design.

[wetgeliscasualinterval]

“Tokyo Drifter” (1966) dir. Seijun Suzuki

[atlasparrichada]

Tokyo Drifter Seijun Suzuki Japan, 1966

[sleepythug]

hiii brian <3 could u rec any beautiful films about violence

8 diagram pole fighter (lau kar-leung, 1984)

36th chamber of shaolin (lau kar-leung, 1979)

dragon inn (king hu, 1967)

a bittersweet life (kim jee-woon, 2005)

fireworks (takeshi kitano, 1997)

mermaid legend (toshiharu ikeda, 1984)

sparrow (johnnie to, 2008)

lady snowblood (toshiya fujita, 1973)

pedicab driver (sammo hung, 1989)

a better tomorrow II (john woo, 1987)

the great silence (sergio corbucci, 1968)

spl 2 (soi cheang, 2015)

five fingers of death (jeong chang-hwa, 1972)

shogun assassin (kenji misumi, 1980)

dirty ho (lau kar-leung, 1979)

full contact (ringo lam, 1992)

green snake (tsui hark, 1993)

yes, madam! (corey yeun, 1985)

crippled avengers (chang cheh, 1978)

duel to the death (tony ching siu-tung, 1983)

faster faster (carlos saura, 1981)

inferno (dario argento, 1980)

tokyo drifter (seijun suzuki, 1966)

sitting target (douglas hickox, 1972)

shadow (zhang yimou, 2018)

[umamidaddy]

Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1966) X “Never Catch Me” (Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, 2014)

An absolutely bonkers and deliciously colorful yakuza film by Seijun Suzuki, matches with the energy of this blistering track by a stacked lineup of Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar & Thundercat. Japanese auteur Seijun Suzuki’s movies are pulpy & delirious, packed to the absolute gills with style, charm, artistry, music & humor.

[spockvarietyhour]

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

[hexthervvv]

If you love Goncharov, you might like: Tokyo Drifter (1966)

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. (Criterion)

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

tokyo drifter, seijun suzuki |1966|

[romanceyourdemons]

just remembered how good tokyo drifter (1966) is it’s such a shame i can’t eat it in three bites like a perfectly ripe plum

[shortmeteor]

Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)

Finally got to see this one. Just great. So much fun, and so stylish! Beyond, of course, the colors*, it's a movie about very specific short distances. The protagonist at one point whispers to himself that his gun has an effective range of 10 meters, and then jumps forward to kill his enemies. The geometry of spaces is what matters, the position of bodies and objects. For instance, a scene where a door opens and a man steps through and immediately falls into a hole (a trap) just beyond it. Even the outdoor scenes have this feeling (the protagonist being followed in the snow on the railway tracks).

* always very obvious with today's shitcolored cinema, everything being muddy and brown. It soothes the soul and eyes to see bright colors and objects in focus.