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Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

19636.91h 32m

Overview

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Tadaaki Yamazaki, Haruhiko Oyabu, Ichirō Ikeda
Produced by Keinosuke Kubo
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Top Cast

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Kumiko Takeshita

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Hideo Nomoto

Minako Katsuki

Minako Katsuki

Sawako Miura

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Shibata

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Gorô Minami

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Shigeru Takechi

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Tatsuo Nomoto

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Yôsuke Ishiyama

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Sôichi Ozawa

Themes & Keywords

yakuzagang wartokyo, japanformer detective

About Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast is a thriller, crime, action, mystery film released in 1963 exploring themes of yakuza, gang war, tokyo, japan, former detective. Directed by Seijun Suzuki, it stars Joe Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi. When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.

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