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Youth of the Beast

1963 · 92 min

A stylish, breakneck yakuza thriller that feels like a jazzy, violent puzzle box full of double-crosses and sudden bursts of mayhem.

Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Action
Starring
Joe Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi
Overview
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.

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Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Action
Starring
Joe Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • crime
  • corruption
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller, crime, action, mystery
Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
Written by
Tadaaki Yamazaki, Ichirō Ikeda
Starring
Joe Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi, Minako Katsuki, Daizaburo Hirata, Eimei Esumi, Eiji Gō, Akiji Kobayashi
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
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Languages
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