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Youth of the Beast

Original title: Yajû no seishun
  • 19631963
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3.7K
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Jô Shishido in Youth of the Beast (1963)
ActionCrimeMystery
A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Seijun Suzuki
    • Ichirô Ikeda
    • Tadaaki Yamazaki
    • Haruhiko Ôyabu(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jô Shishido
    • Misako Watanabe
    • Tamio Kawaji
    • Seijun Suzuki
    • Ichirô Ikeda
    • Tadaaki Yamazaki
    • Haruhiko Ôyabu(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jô Shishido
    • Misako Watanabe
    • Tamio Kawaji
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    Misako Watanabe in Youth of the Beast (1963)
    Shirô Yanase in Youth of the Beast (1963)
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    Yuriko Abe, Eimei Esumi, Jô Shishido, and Shirô Yanase in Youth of the Beast (1963)
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    Jô Shishido
    Jô Shishido
    • Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
    • (as Joe Shishido)
    Misako Watanabe
    Misako Watanabe
    • Kumiko Takeshita
    Tamio Kawaji
    Tamio Kawaji
    • Hideo Nomoto
    • (as Tamio Kawachi)
    Minako Katsuki
    • Sawako Miura
    Daisaburô Hirata
    • Shibata
    Eiji Gô
    Eiji Gô
    • Shigeru Takechi
    Kôichi Uenoyama
    Kôichi Uenoyama
    • Masao Hisano
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    • Tatsuo Nomoto
    Yûzô Kiura
    • Takeo Minegishi
    Naomi Hoshi
    • Keiko
    Hiroshi Kôno
    • Seizô Honma
    Eimei Esumi
    Eimei Esumi
    • Gorô Minami
    Shuntarô Tamamura
    • Shôichi Maeda
    Mizuho Suzuki
    Mizuho Suzuki
    • Detective Hirokawa
    Zenji Yamada
    • Fujita
    Yuriko Abe
    Yuriko Abe
    • Takechi's Wife
    Ikuko Kimuro
    Shirô Yanase
    • Ken Ishizaki
      • Seijun Suzuki
      • Ichirô Ikeda
      • Tadaaki Yamazaki
      • Haruhiko Ôyabu(novel)
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    • 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).
    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1963 (2019)

    User reviews28

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    8/10
    Pop art crime flick
    Joji 'Jo' Mizuno is a tough guy who walks into the lives of two rival crime gangs, playing each against the other for his own financial benefit, both are eager to have him working for them, but both will ultimately regret their decision, when his real motives are revealed. A fascinating crime story based on the novel by Haruhiko Oyabu, that pulls you in instantly, a story that reveals itself only little by little. Suzuki's film is also a pleasure to the eye, the glorious use of colours gives the film a vibrancy that when combined with the demented jazzy score, gives the film an overall pop art feel. The characters are all cool as hell and immaculately well dressed, the Tokyo street scenes are a pleasure to see in full colour, certainly the best use of urban Tokyo I've seen since House of Bamboo. Overall this is a thoroughly entertaining crime flick with pulp overtones, it may not be strong on violence but its certainly not to be missed.
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    • Sep 12, 2008

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1963 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
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      • Nikkatsu
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Black and White
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