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Youth of the beast (Yaju no seishun) - Jo Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawaji, Seijun Suzuki

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Movie propaganda

Inside every man is a beast.

Maverick Seijun Suzuki Suzuki Seijun takes us on a wild ride into the world of 1960s Japanese Yakuza. A mysterious stranger arrives in town, muscling in on two rival Yakuza gangs. These results spark off a powder keg that leads to an explosive war between the clans. With striking colours, hallucinatory images and unforgettable characters it's easy to see why Suzuki has been heralded as a genius by generations of filmmakers and audiences alike.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film crime Japan action Yakuza violence gangster Sixties cop revenge murder drugs call girls

Persons of interest

Jo Shishido .... Joji "Jo" Mizuno
Ikuko Kimuro
Misako Watanabe .... Kumiko Takeshita
Seijun Suzuki
Tamio Kawaji .... Hideo Nomoto
Hideaki Esumi
Yuriko Abe
Kensuke Akashi
Tomio Aoki
Eiji Go .... Shigeru Takechi
Kinzo Shin .... Shinsuke Onodera
Hiroshi Takao .... Nomura
Haruhiko Oyabu .... Author
Ichirô Ikeda .... Screenwriter
Tadaaki Yamazaki .... Screenwriter
Seijun Suzuki .... Director

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Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Man, those Post-war Japanese took everything they could from the USA without once becoming less than absolutely Japanese. The suits, the sunglasses, the stockings... and yet the mysterious stranger could just as easily be a ronin returning for revenge with his katana.

Now, even though Youth of the beast (Yaju no seishun) is afflicted with 1960s sensibilities and timing [See! The amazing attention spans! - Director of Intelligence.] it's still a fun bit of inter-criminal violence that has lots of potential for a modern remake à la Infernal affairs (Wu jian dao)/The departed.

The crime, Japan movie Youth of the beast (Yaju no seishun) is directed by Seijun Suzuki and stars Jo Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawaji.