The Brute
1963·Japan·92 min.
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When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence. Youth of the Beast (Yaju no Seishun) was a breakthrough for director Seijun Suzuki, introducing the flamboyant colors, hallucinatory images, and striking compositions that would become his trademark.
DirectorSeijun Suzuki
MusicHajime Okumura
CinematographyKazue Nagatsuka
CastJô Shishido·Ichiro Kijima·Misako Watanabe·Akiji Kobayashi·Tamio Kawaji·Nobuo Kaneko·Shirô Yanase·Hiroshi Kono·Kinzo Shin·Eiji Gô·Minako Katsuki·Daizaburo Hirata·Kôichi Uenoyama·Naomi Hoshi·Yûzô Kiura·Hideaki Esumi·Shuntarô Tamamura·Mizuho Suzuki·Zenji Yamada·Yuriko Abe·Ikuko Kimuro·Tomio AokiShow all
Original titleYaju no seishun (Youth of the Beast)
Also known asYouth of the Beast