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Director: Seijun Suzuki     Starring: Hideki Takahashi
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Format: VHS
Buy.com Sku: 40109322
UPC: 037429132432
UPC 14: 00037429132432
Rating: NR
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Unable to express his passionate love for an unattainable young woman, a high school student channels his libido into street brawls among rival youth gangs. The macho satire takes a somber turn when he has a fateful encounter with the ultra-Right wing militarist kita ikki.
Editor's Note
A political satire from Japanese cult director Seijun Suzuki that is as raw and vicious as the outrageous and violent imagery that generally permeates his films. A boarding student falls madly in love with his host family's beautiful daughter. Unable to express his emotions or work out his sexual frustrations, his hormonal energy takes him to the streets where he begins brawling with youth gangs. His adolescent sexual release comes through his fighting and soon the young student gains a reputation for his untamed nature. This leads him to a showdown with a notorious ultra right wing militarist.

Using the adolescent sexual anxiety as a symbol to mock fascist ideology, Suzuki's 1966 film is one of his most perversely humorous, extreme, and socially conscious works.

Features
Video Features Subtitled, Black & White, Letterbox
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Release Information
Video Mfg Name Studio: Home Vision/Public Media
Video Release Date Release Date: 3/30/1999
Video Play Time Running Time: 86 minutes
Video Release Year Original Release Date: 1966
Video CategoryId Catalog ID: 030
Video UPC UPC: 00037429132432
Video Number of Discs Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Video Original Language Original Language: Japanese
Video Audio Spec Available Audio Tracks: Japanese
Video Subtitle Available Subtitles: English
Video Color Spec Video: B&W
Cast & Crew
Video Cast Info Yusuke Kawazu
Video Cast Info Mitsuo Kataoka
Video Cast Info Hideki Takahashi
Video Cast Info Junko Asano
Video Cast Info Kaneto Shindo - Screenwriter
Video Cast Info Seijun Suzuki - Director

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly
"[R]uthlessly funny..." 01/21/2005 p.72

Premiere
"Japanese director Seijun Suzuki explores motifs of obsession with a singular energy and focus." 03/01/2005 p.115

Sight and Sound
"[Suzuki] choreographs the action and crowd scenes with flair." 01/01/2007 p.89

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