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Films like Tokyo Drifter.

Tokyo Drifter (1966) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured crime, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Made in U.S.A (1966) poster
1. Made in U.S.A1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Breathless (1960) poster
2. Breathless1960

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pierrot le Fou (1965) poster
3. Pierrot le Fou1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

La Chinoise (1967) poster
4. La Chinoise1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Youth of the Beast (1963) poster
5. Youth of the Beast1963

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

An Actor's Revenge (1963) poster
6. An Actor's Revenge1963

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Tout Va Bien (1972) poster
7. Tout Va Bien1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Masculin Féminin (1966) poster
8. Masculin Féminin1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a gentle temperature.

Trans-Europ-Express (1966) poster
9. Trans-Europ-Express1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Salto (1965) poster
10. Salto1965

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Everything for Sale (1969) poster
11. Everything for Sale1969

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Kanto Wanderer (1963) poster
12. Kanto Wanderer1963

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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