Suzuki himself claims that 1963 was the year when he truly came into his own, and Youth of the Beast is one of his breakthroughs. In his second collaboration with the director, Jo Shishido rampages through the movie, playing a disgraced ex-cop pitting two yakuza gangs against each other to avenge the death of a fellow officer. As the double- and triple-crosses mount, Suzuki fills the frame with lurid colors, striking compositions, and boldly theatrical effects that signal a director breaking away from genre material to forge a pulp art form all his own.
Part of The Films of Seijun Suzuki series at the BAMPFA.
Free gallery admission with same-day film ticket!
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Part of The Films of Seijun Suzuki series at the BAMPFA.
Free gallery admission with same-day film ticket!
Suzuki himself claims that 1963 was the year when he truly came into his own, and Youth of the Beast is one of his breakthroughs. In his second collaboration with the director, Jo Shishido rampages through the movie, playing a disgraced ex-cop pitting two yakuza gangs against each other to avenge the death of a fellow officer. As the double- and triple-crosses mount, Suzuki fills the frame with lurid colors, striking compositions, and boldly theatrical effects that signal a director breaking away from genre material to forge a pulp art form all his own.
Part of The Films of Seijun Suzuki series at the BAMPFA.
Free gallery admission with same-day film ticket!
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Part of The Films of Seijun Suzuki series at the BAMPFA.
Free gallery admission with same-day film ticket!
show less
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