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The Youth Killer

The Youth Killer

19766.32h 1m

Overview

Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.

Directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Written by Tsutomu Tamura, Kenji Nakagami
Produced by Shōhei Imamura, Kano Otsuka
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Top Cast

Yutaka Mizutani

Yutaka Mizutani

Jun Saiki

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Keiko Tsuneyota

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Jun's Mother

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Jun's Father

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Keiko's Mother

Jun Etoh

Jun Etoh

Michio Miyata

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Ikuko Ishikawa

Takeo Chii

Takeo Chii

Toru Hidaka

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Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Father at the Beach

G

Go Hasegawa

Son at the Beach

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Themes & Keywords

rapeknifebased on short storyrunning from police

About The Youth Killer

The Youth Killer is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 1976 exploring themes of rape, knife, based on short story, running from police. Directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa, it stars Yutaka Mizutani, Mieko Harada, Etsuko Ichihara. Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.

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