Lawrence Modern Presents Tokyo Drifter

Lawrence Modern presents an evening of film and conversation to celebrate mid century design as seen in Tokyo Drifter!

ABOUT THE FILM
Tasked with making a vehicle for actor-singer Watari Tetsuya to croon the title song, Suzuki concocted this yarn about a reformed yakuza on the run from his former comrades. The film is mainly an excuse to stage an escalating series of playful musical numbers and over-the-top fight scenes. Popping with garish colours, self-parodic style, and avant-garde visual design, Tokyo Drifter embodies a late-1960s zeitgeist in which trash and art joyfully commingle.

In Japanese with English subtitles.

ABOUT LAWRENCE MODERN
Lawrence Modern’s mission is to raise awareness of midcentury and modern architecture in Lawrence and promote its preservation to ensure that future generations will have significant examples to appreciate and/or to live in.

This screening is made possible by support from Lawrence Modern founder, Tom Harper with Stephens Real Estate.