Stories of Bastards: Born Under a Bad Star (1965)
- Original title
- 悪太郎伝 悪い星の下でも
- Directed by
- Seijun Suzuki
- Genre
- drama film, action film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man struggles with poverty and bad luck in postwar Japan. He gets involved with local criminals and fights to survive.
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What happens
Stories of Bastards: Born Under a Bad Star (悪太郎伝 悪い星の下でも, Akutarō den: Warui hoshi no shita demo)—also known as Born Under Crossed Stars is a 1965 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu Corporation. It was adapted from a Toko Kon novel, as Suzuki had done with its predecessor The Bastard (1963) and would do again with Carmen from Kawachi the following year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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