When retired yakuza gunman Tetsuya “Phoenix Tetsu” Hondo refuses rival leader Otsuka’s offer to join him and abandon his old boss Kurata, plans to make their business respectable go awry and Tetsu finds himself in the crosshairs of Otsuka. Resolving to protect both Kurata and his lover Chiharu, Tetsu flees Tokyo, drifting across Japan with hired killers on his tail until whispers of betrayal begin to call for his return. 

Across mesmerising avant-garde sets and the snowy landscapes of Japan, this stylish yakuza film is a 4K restoration of a cult classic by Seijun Suzuki with a jazzy score by Hajime Kaburagi. 

In Japanese with English subtitles.

Rated PG.