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Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997)

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood poster
Original title
岸和田少年愚連隊 血煙り純情篇
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genre
coming of age
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy grows up in a rough neighborhood in 1970s Japan. He gets into fights, bonds with friends, and deals with family troubles.

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What happens

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (Japanese: 岸和田少年愚連隊 血煙り純情篇, Hepburn: Kishiwada shōnen gurentai: Chikemuri junjō-hen) is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. It is based on the autobiographical novel Kishiwada shōnen gurentai: Chikemuri junjō-hen written by Riichi Nakaba. It is the sequel to the 1996 film Boys Be Ambitious and is followed by the 1998 prequel film Young Thugs: Nostalgia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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