72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Yaju no seishun / Youth of the Beast / Youth of the Beast

Seijun Suzuki
Japan
Synopsis
A violently behaved man captures the attention of a Tokyo yakuza gang leader who hastens to recruit him. But the newcomer also takes sides with a rival band, causing a war between the two factions. As the reasons for the newcomer?s behaviour become clear, we see that they all connect to the murder of a policeman at the start of the story.
Director
Seijun Suzuki
Screenplay
Ichirô Ikeda, Tadaaki Yamazaki
Photography
Kazue Nagatsuka
Music
Hajime Okumura
Cast
Jo Shishido, Ichiro Kijima, Misako Watanabe, Seijun Suzuki, Akiji Kobayashi
Running Time
92 m.
Country
Japan
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