Youth of The Beast
– To infiltrate a criminal organization responsible for the death of one of his colleagues, the Detect..
To infiltrate a criminal organization responsible for the death of one of his colleagues, the Detective Tajima adopts the behavior of of a brutal thug and plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.
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Release Date:
21 Apr 1963
Language:
Japanese
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Seijun Suzuki
Writer:
Ichirô Ikeda, Tadaaki Yamazaki, Haruhiko Ôyabu (novel)
Main Actors:
Jô Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawaji, Minako Katsuki
Plot:
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.
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Criterion Collection
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