Everything Goes Wrong (1960)

Original title

すべてが狂ってる

Directed by

Seijun Suzuki

Genre

action film, crime film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 11m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rebellious high schooler named Jiro gets involved with crime and sadomasochistic relationships involving his girlfriend, his mother, and her lover.

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What happens

Everything Goes Wrong (すべてが狂ってる, Subete ga kurutteru; aka The Cliff and The Madness of Youth) is a 1960 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Tamio Kawachi and Ryoko Nezu in her film debut. The story follows Jirō, a rebellious high schooler, in his sadomasochistic and criminal misadventures, specifically as they relate to his girlfriend, mother and her lover. The film was produced and distributed by the Nikkatsu Company. Kinema Junpo called it an early masterpiece in Suzuki's career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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