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.
Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
Shinya Inoue | Editor |
Tetsuro Nakagawa | Producer |
Seijun Suzuki | Director |
Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
Shigeyoshi Mine | Director of Photography |
Kōhan Kawauchi | Screenplay |
Yasufusa Okada | Production Manager |
Masami Kuzū | Assistant Director |
Hideo Kumagai | Gaffer |