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Director:
Seijun Suzuki
Writers:
Ichirô Ikeda (writer)
Haruhiko Oyabu (novel)
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Genre:
Action | Crime | Mystery more
Plot:
A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jo Shishido ... Joji 'Jo' Mizuno
Ichiro Kijima ... Detective Takeshita Koichi - Jo's former partner
Misako Watanabe ... Kumiko Takeshita
Seijun Suzuki ... Detective Hirokawa
Akiji Kobayashi ... Nomoto Tatsuo
Tamio Kawaji ... Hideo Nomoto
Hideaki Esumi ... Minami Goro (as Ezumi Hideaki)
Nobuo Kaneko ... Ozawa Soichi
Shirô Yanase ... Ishizaki Ken
Hiroshi Kono ... Honma
Kinzo Shin ... Shinsuke Onodera
Eiji Go ... Shigeru Takechi
Yuzo Kiura ... Minegishi Takeo
Go Kuroda ... Morikawa Tokio
Tomio Aoki ... Matsui Terumi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Brute (USA)
The Young Rebel
Wild Youth
Youth of the Beast (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:M

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Must see for James Bond and Dr. Evil fans, 3 July 2006
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Author: ukbar1 from United States

Really good action packed stuff! Hitchcock meets film noir. Could the warped, cat-loving, uber thug lord, Nomoto be the inspiration for Bond nemesis, Blofeld, from You Only Live Twice(1967)? (Hold pinkie to corner of lip). Remember the Godfather also liked to pet his kitty while he plotted mayhem. Are all those characters derived from this film? Watch and decide for yourself. This film has a great jazzy score, too. The high energy music really makes up for the hassle of having to read subtitles and provides a nice upbeat counterpoint to the graphic violence. Definitely a seminal movie for lovers of Coppola, Scorcese, Tarantino, Peckinpaw,and the rest of the directors of the hardboiled visceral films of the later 60's and 70's. I think this film is an essential movie for any action film aficionado.

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