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21 April 1963 (Japan)
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A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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(18 articles)
John Woo to Direct Day Of The Beast
(From GeekTyrant. 17 May 2012, 1:30 PM, PDT)
John Woo To Return To English Language Movies For Yakuza Remake 'Day Of The Beast'
(From The Playlist. 17 May 2012, 11:30 AM, PDT)
John Woo Returning to English Language Film with ‘Day of the Beast’
(From Screen Rant. 17 May 2012, 9:13 AM, PDT)
(From GeekTyrant. 17 May 2012, 1:30 PM, PDT)
John Woo To Return To English Language Movies For Yakuza Remake 'Day Of The Beast'
(From The Playlist. 17 May 2012, 11:30 AM, PDT)
John Woo Returning to English Language Film with ‘Day of the Beast’
(From Screen Rant. 17 May 2012, 9:13 AM, PDT)
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Well done...and quite brutal.
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Cast
(in credits order) | Jô Shishido | ... | Joji 'Jo' Mizuno |
 | Ichirô Kijima | ... | Detective Takeshita Koichi - Jo's former partner |
| Misako Watanabe | ... | Kumiko Takeshita |
| Seijun Suzuki | ... | Detective Hirokawa |
| Akiji Kobayashi | ... | Nomoto Tatsuo |
| Tamio Kawaji | ... | Hideo Nomoto |
| Eimei Esumi | ... | Gorô Minami |
| Nobuo Kaneko | ... | Ozawa Soichi |
| Shirô Yanase | ... | Ishizaki Ken |
| Hiroshi Kono | ... | Honma |
| Kinzô Shin | ... | Shinsuke Onodera |
| Eiji Gô | ... | Shigeru Takechi |
| Yuzo Kiura | ... | Minegishi Takeo |
| Go Kuroda | ... | Morikawa Tokio |
| Tomio Aoki | ... | Matsui Terumi |
| Masao Shimizu | ... | Ishiyama Yosuke |
| Akira Hisamatsu | ... | Detective Yamada (as Kosuke Hisamatsu) |
| Hiroshi Takao | ... | Nomura |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Yuriko Abe | ||
| Kensuke Akashi | ||
| Akinori Hanamura | ||
| Daizaburo Hirata | ||
| Naomi Hoshi | ||
| Yasuo Itoga | ||
| Minako Katsuki | ||
| Shôji Kimura | ||
| Ikuko Kimuro | ||
| Hiroshi Midorikawa | ||
| Gen Mihama | ||
| Shôzô Miki | ||
| Densuke Mitsuzawa | ||
| Ikuo Nikaido | ||
| Toshihiko Oda | ||
| Takashi Sudo | (as Takashi Nomura) | |
| Mizuho Suzuki | ||
| Masatoshi Takase | ||
| Shuntaro Tamamura | ||
| Koichi Uenoyama | ||
| Masako Urushizawa | ||
| Fukuji Yamada | ||
| Yoshihiro Yamaguchi | ||
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| Seijun Suzuki | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ichirô Ikeda | writer | |
| Haruhiko Ohyabu | novel | |
| Tadaaki Yamazaki | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Keinosuke Kubo | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hajime Okumura | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kazue Nagatsuka | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Akira Suzuki | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Yoshinaga Yoko'o | (as Karyo Yokoo) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Yoshio Muto | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Noboru Watanabe | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Toshio Nakamura | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Keiji Kaneda | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Toshio Ueda | .... | colorist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mitsuo Onishi | .... | gaffer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Alive (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Criterion Collection, The (2005) (USA) (DVD)
- Janus Films (USA) (subtitled)
- Nikkatsu (USA) (subtitled)
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92 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Remade as Day of the Beast (2014)See more »
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"Youth of the Beast" begins with what appears to be a double suicide--a cop and his mistress. However, this will play an important part in the film later. In the meantime, the ultra-cool Japanese actor, Jo Shishido, plays Jo Mizuno--a guy who is super-tough and wants to join one of the yakuza gangs. Hwever, he obviously has something up his sleeve, as he soon joins the rival gang--and soon he begins pitting them against each other. In many ways, this plays like a non-comedic version of Kurasawa's 1961 classic "Yojimbo"--as a crafty guy manages to gain the trust of both gangs in order to bring them down. The big question is why? Why does J constantly risk his life and what does this have to do with the two dead folks at the film's beginning?
Because there are rival gangs and lots of betrayals, the film can get a bit confusing--especially at the end when everyone seems to be shooting everyone! These scum naturally don't wear uniforms so sometimes I did have a bit of trouble keeping track of who is who. Still, it is a very good gangster film--one that has plenty of action and the usual Shishido level of coolness. Well crafted and exciting--plus learning who was behind everything--that was a pretty fifty twist!