Youth of the Beast
1963 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 6.9 · 81% critics
A tough, enigmatic outsider forces his way into two rival yakuza gangs, setting off a volatile clash in Tokyo's criminal underworld. As loyalties shift and tensions rise, the story mixes hard-edged crime drama with bursts of striking style and sudden violence.
Also known as Wild Youth
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Details
- Original title
- 野獣の青春
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-04-21
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (87 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a stylish, hard-hitting yakuza crime story with pulpy energy, especially if you like Tokyo Drifter; Not for you if you dislike older films, slow-burn setups, or bursts of violence.
Pros: striking visual style; gripping gang intrigue; strong pacing | Cons: slow setup; brutal violence; thin basic premise
Themes
- yakuza
- gang war
- tokyo, japan
- former detective
Cast & crew
Joe Shishido
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Misako Watanabe
as Kumiko Takeshita
Tamio Kawachi
as Hideo Nomoto
Minako Katsuki
as Sawako Miura
Daizaburo Hirata
as Shibata
Eimei Esumi
as Gorô Minami
Eiji Gō
as Shigeru Takechi
Akiji Kobayashi
as Tatsuo Nomoto
Masao Shimizu
as Yôsuke Ishiyama
Nobuo Kaneko
as Sôichi Ozawa
Directed by Seijun Suzuki