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.

Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo

Chieko Matsubara
Chiharu

Hideaki Nitani
Kenji Aizawa

Tamio Kawachi
Tatsuzo the Viper

Eiji Gō
Tanaka

Tomoko Hamakawa
Mutsuko
Takeshi Yoshida
Keiichi

Isao Tamagawa
Umetani
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Release Date
April 10, 1966
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Director