Were J. Lee Thompson and Ryūichi Hiroki both film directors?
Ryūichi Hiroki Ryūichi Hiroki (廣木 隆一 , Hiroki Ryūichi , born January 1, 1954) is a Japanese film director. He won critical acclaim for "800 Two Lap Runners". Film critic and researcher Alexander Jacoby has described Hiroki as "one of the modern Japanese cinema's most intelligent students of character".
Tokyo Drifter Tokyo Drifter (東京流れ者 , Tōkyō nagaremono ) is a 1966 "yakuza" film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The story follows Tetsuya Watari as the reformed yakuza hitman "Phoenix" Tetsu who is forced to roam Japan avoiding execution by rival gangs.