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Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

1963•1h 32m•6.9/10
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6.9/10(85)

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Kumiko Takeshita

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Hideo Nomoto

Minako Katsuki

Minako Katsuki

Sawako Miura

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Shibata

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Gorô Minami

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Shigeru Takechi

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Tatsuo Nomoto

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Yôsuke Ishiyama

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Sôichi Ozawa

Kōichi Uenoyama

Kōichi Uenoyama

Masao Hisano

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Takeo Minegishi

Naomi Hoshi

Naomi Hoshi

Keiko

Hiroshi Kōno

Seizô Honma

Shuntaro Tamamura

Shôichi Maeda

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Detective Hirokawa

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Fujita

Yuriko Abe

Ikuko Kimuro

Ikuko Kimuro

Shirō Yanase

Shirō Yanase

Ken Ishizaki

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