Youth of the Beast (Yajû no seishun) (1963)

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Seijun Suzuki

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Jo Shishido
Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

Misako Watanabe
Kumiko Takeshita

Tamio Kawaji
Hideo Nomoto

Minako Katsuki
Sawako Miura

Daisaburô Hirata
Shibata

Eiji Gô
Shigeru Takechi

Kôichi Uenoyama
Masao Hisano

Akiji Kobayashi
Tatsuo Nomoto

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5 months ago at Dec 8 3:36

cinemanbis

A real discovery in this scathing, exhilarating and jazzy Japanese thriller that is unlike any other. In the East, always something new.

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Joe Shishido plays a tough guy with a secret agenda. His violent behavior comes to the attention of a yakuza boss who immediately recruits him. He soon tries to make a deal with a rival gang a starts a gang war. His real motivations are gradually revealed as we find out how this all ties in with the murder of a policeman shown at the beginning of the film.

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"19.9. (Yle Areena) Juttelimme nimimerkki Kurkkuharjan kanssa Suzukista. Tulimme siihen tulokseen, että nämä leffat ovat tasapaksuja. Kansikuvapoika on kunnon hapannaama, joka toki on plussaa, vaikka toistelen näitä samoja fraaseja jatkuvasti."