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Youth of the Beast

Original title: Yajû no seishun
  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.1K
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Jô Shishido in Youth of the Beast (1963)
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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.

  • Director
    • Seijun Suzuki
  • Writers
    • Ichirô Ikeda
    • Tadaaki Yamazaki
    • Haruhiko Ôyabu
  • Stars
    • Jô Shishido
    • Misako Watanabe
    • Tamio Kawaji
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Seijun Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Ichirô Ikeda
      • Tadaaki Yamazaki
      • Haruhiko Ôyabu
    • Stars
      • Jô Shishido
      • Misako Watanabe
      • Tamio Kawaji
    • 28User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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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
    • Director
      • Seijun Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Ichirô Ikeda
      • Tadaaki Yamazaki
      • Haruhiko Ôyabu
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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

    Featured review
    7/10

    Yakuza Yojimbo

    Undercover cop plays two gangs against each other. What it lacks in originality it makes up for in style and brutality with even a nice twist at the end. Very well done B movie.
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    • Dec 12, 2021
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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1963 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Brute
    • Production company
      • Nikkatsu
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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