This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who suddenly finds himself the unwitting pawn in an escalating family feud that ultimately leads to tragedy. Lean, mean, and stylish as always, this tale of youth-gone-wild is both vibrant and touching. Suzuki contrasts tranquil glimpses of traditional regional life with the emergence of the new rock 'n' roll youth culture and the greed and seething cynicism of encroaching Westernism. Also released under the title "Go To Hell, Hoodlums!", this is a melodrama as colorful, shocking, and exhilarating as one would come to expect from Japan's master filmmaker.
Stars: Kōji Wada, Mayumi Shimizu, Eitarō Ozawa, Yoshiko Nezu, Emiko Azuma, Chikako Hosokawa
Crew: Seijun Suzuki (Director), Kenzaburo Hara (Novel), Akiyoshi Satani (Production Design), Shōgorō Nishimura (Assistant Director), Kazue Nagatsuka (Director of Photography), Akira Suzuki (Editor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 23, 1960
IMDb: 5
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