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Youth of the Beast

Original title: Yajû no seishun
1963 · 1 h 32 min
Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Japan · Japanese New Wave
ActionCrimeFilm-Noir

Where to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent: Amazon Video · Buy: Amazon Video. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.

Cast

Jo Shishido

Credits

Written by: Keiichirô Ryû

Plot

A hired gun plays two yakuza groups against each other.

Sinekatalog’s take

Seijun Suzuki's pop-art yakuza film follows a hired gun playing two gangs against each other. Colourful, nutty and violent, with Jo Shishido cool, it is a dazzling, irreverent cult noir.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (4,315 votes)
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