Youth of the Beast
野獣の青春
1963 · 1h 32m · Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · Japan
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
Directed by
Seijun SuzukiBased on the novel by
Haruhiko Oyabu6.5Smart score
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criminal underworldformer detectivegang wartokyo, japanyakuza
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