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素っ裸の年令 (1959)

素っ裸の年令 poster
Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
Country
Japan

How it feels

A group of delinquent teenagers steals to get by but lands in serious trouble when they accidentally take a large sum of money from the yakuza. It follows their chaotic lives as they ride stolen motorcycles and face the consequences.

grittyrawrebelliousyouthfultensebleakstreetwisenoir-like

What happens

『素ッ裸の年令』(すっぱだかのねんれい)は、1959年9月8日に公開されたモノクロ映画、鈴木清順監督作品。赤木圭一郎はこの作品で初主演を果たした。盗んだバイクを乗り回し、荒れた日常を送っている若者たちを描いた青春映画である。 この物語は、軽微な窃盗を通じて生き残る非行少年グループを扱っています。しかし、彼らが誤ってヤクザから大金を盗んだことで、すべてが台無しになってしまいます。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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