Japanuary
Tokyo Drifter
(Tōkyō nagaremono)Dir: Seijun Suzuki, 1966, Japan, 83 mins, Japanese with English subtitles, Cert: 12
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Sun 19 January 2025 // 17:00
Tickets: £5
In this jazzy gangster film, 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. Director Seijun Suzuki’s onslaught of stylized violence and trippy colors is equal parts Russ Meyer, Samuel Fuller, and Nagisa Oshima — an anything-goes, in-your-face rampage. Tokyo Drifter is a delirious highlight of the brilliantly excessive Japanese cinema of the sixties.
As part of our Japanuary season, and to celebrate the launch of a new publication dedicated to Seijun Suzuku, we're screening a double bill of films by this most delightfully unhinged of Japanese directors.
Come along to Fighting Elegy at 2pm, and pick up a copy of Bristol artist Andrew Wilson's riso-printed chapbook, featuring illustrations by seven artists responding to Suzuki's films.
Doors open 30 minutes before advertised start time. All film screenings are ad-free and 18+ unless otherwise stated, and start with no more than a 10 min selection of trailers.
The Cube is a membership venue, please remember to bring your card. You can join on the door for £1