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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
energeticbleakmelodramaticstylizedurbanpulsinggrittyfatalistic
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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