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Youth of the Beast (1963)

Youth of the Beast poster
Original title
野獣の青春
Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
Genre
crime film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 89 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious man infiltrates a yakuza gang in Tokyo. He plays both sides against each other and causes chaos.

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What happens

Youth of the Beast (野獣の青春, Yajū no seishun) is a 1963 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki. Much of the film is set in Tokyo, Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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