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Youth of the Beast

Original title: Yajû no seishun
  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
Jō Shishido in Youth of the Beast (1963)
JapaneseActionCrimeMystery

A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.

  • Director
    • Seijun Suzuki
  • Writers
    • Haruhiko Ôyabu
    • Keiichirô Ryû
    • Tadaaki Yamazaki
  • Stars
    • Jō Shishido
    • Misako Watanabe
    • Tamio Kawachi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Seijun Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Haruhiko Ôyabu
      • Keiichirô Ryû
      • Tadaaki Yamazaki
    • Stars
      • Jō Shishido
      • Misako Watanabe
      • Tamio Kawachi
    • 31User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast40

    Jō Shishido
    Jō Shishido
    • Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
    • (as Joe Shishido)
    Misako Watanabe
    Misako Watanabe
    • Kumiko Takeshita
    Tamio Kawachi
    Tamio Kawachi
    • Hideo Nomoto
    Minako Katsuki
    • Sawako Miura
    Daisaburō Hirata
    • Shibata
    • (as Daisaburô Hirata)
    Eiji Gō
    Eiji Gō
    • Shigeru Takechi
    Kōichi Uenoyama
    Kōichi Uenoyama
    • Masao Hisano
    • (as Kôichi Uenoyama)
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    • Tatsuo Nomoto
    Yūzō Kiura
    • Takeo Minegishi
    • (as Yûzô Kiura)
    Naomi Hoshi
    • Keiko
    Hiroshi Kôno
    • Seizô Honma
    Eimei Esumi
    Eimei Esumi
    • Gorô Minami
    Shuntarō Tamamura
    • Shôichi Maeda
    • (as Shuntarô Tamamura)
    Mizuho Suzuki
    Mizuho Suzuki
    • Detective Hirokawa
    Zenji Yamada
    • Fujita
    Yuriko Abe
    Yuriko Abe
    • Takechi's Wife
    Ikuko Kimuro
    Shirō Yanase
    • Ken Ishizaki
    • (as Shirô Yanase)
    • Director
      • Seijun Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Haruhiko Ôyabu
      • Keiichirô Ryû
      • Tadaaki Yamazaki
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews31

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    Summary

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    Mystery

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This is is the first of Seijun Suzuki's films to be shot in black and white in the opening and then in color for the rest of the movie. He would do this again in Tokyo Drifter (1966).
    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1963 (2019)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 21, 1963 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Brute
    • Production company
      • Nikkatsu
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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