Right on the heels of the riotous Go to Hell Bastards: Detective Bureau 2 3 Seijun Suzuki unleashed what would come to be seen as his true breakthrough the film that would cement the Suzuki sensibility: Youth of the Beast [Yajû no seishun]. A kaleidoscopic fantasia that contains youth and beast only insofar as 1963 pop/youth culture was that violently upstart thing — not unlike the yakuza? And so Youth of the Beast is a yakuza tale with a premise like Akira Kurosawa's Yôjinbô but denuded of an easy definition of which side is which. It... stars Suzuki's iconic '60s regular Jô Shishido with his dare-you-to-call-them-out artificial cheek implants like new acting blasphemy. There are drug-addled whores gunfights in a new colour apocalypse and at least one alien landscape: the sudden mind-searing eruption of a sulphur yellow desert like an action -figure playset with overspill of unbridled lust... Suzuki's infectious go-for-broke energy is assisted by a telephoto lens that serves at once as phallus and yoni in the masterful Minnelli-worthy 'Scope framing. His film would go on to inspire John Woo's forthcoming remake titled Day of the Beast; Nikkatsu have in recent times deemed this movie one of their treasures. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Youth of the Beast in a Dual Format (Blu-ray + DVD) edition based on their new HD master. Bonus Features: New high-definition 1080p presentation of the film on the Blu-ray and progressive encode on the DVD. New and improved optional English subtitles 36-PAGE BOOKLET featuring a new essay by Frederick Veith and rare archival imagery [show more]
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Japanese action drama starring Jô Shishido. When the underground world of Japan's yakuza gangs is disturbed by a mysterious stranger causing trouble, chaos ensues with brutal violence from both sides. The cast includes Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawaji and Eiji Gô.
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