Youth of the Beast (1963)
Yajû no seishun (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 32min
- Action, Crime
- 21 Apr 1963 (Japan)
- Movie
A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.
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Cast
| Jô Shishido | ... |
Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
(as Joe Shishido)
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| Misako Watanabe | ... |
Kumiko Takeshita
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| Tamio Kawaji | ... |
Hideo Nomoto
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Minako Katsuki | ... |
Sawako Miura
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Daisaburô Hirata | ... |
Shibata
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| Eiji Gô | ... |
Shigeru Takechi
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| Kôichi Uenoyama | ... |
Masao Hisano
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| Akiji Kobayashi | ... |
Tatsuo Nomoto
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Yûzô Kiura | ... |
Takeo Minegishi
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Naomi Hoshi | ... |
Keiko
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Hiroshi Kôno | ... |
Seizô Honma
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| Eimei Esumi | ... |
Gorô Minami
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Shuntarô Tamamura | ... |
Shôichi Maeda
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| Mizuho Suzuki | ... |
Detective Hirokawa
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Zenji Yamada | ... |
Fujita
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| Yuriko Abe | ... |
Takechi's Wife
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Ikuko Kimuro |
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Shirô Yanase | ... |
Ken Ishizaki
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| Tomio Aoki | ... |
Terumi Matsui
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Ichirô Kijima | ... |
Detective Kôichi Takeshita - Jo's former partner
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Shôzô Miki | ... |
Tetsuji Takeshima
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Norikatsu Hanamura | ... |
Ôshima
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Akira Hisamatsu | ... |
Detective Yamada
(as Kosuke Hisamatsu)
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Takashi Nomura | ... |
Policeman
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Gen Mihama | ... |
Policeman
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Gô Kuroda | ... |
Tokio Morikawa
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Densuke Mitsuzawa |
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Ikuo Nikaidô |
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Hiroshi Midorikawa | ... |
Sanjirô Tsuji
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Masako Urushizawa | ... |
Hostess
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Yoshihiro Yamaguchi | ... |
Kantarô
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Kensuke Akashi |
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Yasuo Itoga |
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Hiroshi Takao | ... |
Detective Nomura
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Toshihiko Oda |
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Masatoshi Takase |
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| Kinzô Shin | ... |
Shinsuke Onodera
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| Masao Shimizu | ... |
Yôsuke Ishiyama
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| Nobuo Kaneko | ... |
Sôichi Ozawa
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LeAnn Bartok | ... |
Lily narcotics gang leader (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Seijun Suzuki | ||
Written by
| Ichirô Ikeda | ... | (writer) |
| Tadaaki Yamazaki | ... | (writer) |
| Haruhiko Ôyabu | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Keinosuke Kubo | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hajime Okumura | ||
Cinematography by
| Kazue Nagatsuka | ||
Editing by
| Akira Suzuki | ||
Production Design by
| Yoshinaga Yoko'o | ||
Production Management
| Yoshio Mutô | ... | 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 Ônishi | ... | gaffer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Elephant Films (2014) (France)
- Alive (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Nikkatsu (1963) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Splendor Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Gestion de Licencias Digitales SL (2024) (World-wide) (video)
- Janus Films (United States) (subtitled)
- NHK-BS2 (1989) (Japan) (tv)
- Nikkatsu (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Nikkatsu (United States) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2005) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Fred Cabral |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is is the first of Seijun Suzuki's films to be shot in black and white in the opening and then in color for the rest of the movie. He would do this again in Tokyo Drifter (1966). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 1963 (2019). See more » |