(aka "Yaju no seishun" or "The Brute" or "The Young Rebel" or "Wild Youth" )
Japan 1963
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When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence. Youth of the Beast was a breakthrough for director Seijun Suzuki, introducing the flamboyant colors, hallucinatory images, and striking compositions that would become his trademark. The Criterion Collection proudly presents the film that revitalized the yakuza genre and helped define the inimitable style of a legendary cinematic renegade. |
Theatrical Release: Japan 1963
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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Adam Lemke for the Review!
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| Runtime | 92 min. | |
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2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
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| Audio | Monaurual | |
| Subtitles | English, none | |
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Edition Details: Chapters 21 |
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The
four Suzuki releases this year from Criterion have been top notch.
Gorgeous progressive transfers, beautifully restored colors, and
improved English subtitles are all on display here, making this disc a
knockout. The
black-and-white cover art on this release is a bit misleading, as this
film is
really about COLOR! Watching this film will almost certainly make you
crave
a Criterion re-release of Suzuki's "Tokyo Drifter," which features a
similar
delirious use of color.
A commentary would have been nice, but the
liner
essay is informative and the interviews with Suzuki and Shishido are
an
added bonus. An entertaining addition to any collection.
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Recommended Reading (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp |
Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave Cinema (Midland Book, Mb 469) by David Desser |
Kon Ichikawa (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs) by James Quandt, Cinematheque Ontario |
Shohei Imamura (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, No. 1) by James Quandt |
Silver Screen Samurai: The Best of Japan's Samurai
Movie Posters by Na |
The Films of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Ritchie |
The Yakuza Movie Book : A Guide
to Japanese Gangster Films by Mark Schilling |
Japanese Movie Posters: Yakuza, Monster, Pink, and
Horror by Chuck Stephens, Tetsuya Masuda, Kairakutei Black |
A Hundred Years of Japanese Film by Donald Richie |
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