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.
| Writer | Kōhan Kawauchi |
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| Director | Seijun Suzuki |
| Actor | Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani |
| Country | Japan |
| Production | Nikkatsu Corporation |