Youth of the Beast (1963): Cast
Youth of the Beast is a 1963 action thriller directed by Seijun Suzuki, starring Kinzô Shin as Shinsuke Onodera, Nobuo Kaneko and Akiji Kobayashi. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Seijun Suzuki
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Youth of the Beast About?
The premise of Youth of the Beast without spoilers.
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo’s underworld explodes with violence.
Youth of the Beast Themes & Keywords
· 48 tags- gang war
- organized crime
- yakuza
- neo noir
- violence
- based on novel
- ex cop
- police officer
- double cross
- drugs
- 1960s
- japan
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- female nudity
- female topless nudity
- topless woman
- wake
- undercover
- double suicide
- sadist
- sexual sadist
- criminal gang
- flashback
- framed
- disgraced police officer
- disgraced cop
- former cop
- drug deal gone bad
- henchman
- shootout
- explosion
- suicide bomber
- call girl
- wound
- murder
- surrealism
- drug addict
- gay
- revenge
- cat
- vendetta
- ex convict
- police detective
- widow
- shooting
- gunfight
- torture
- male female relationship
- death of friend
Youth of the Beast Cast & Characters
Kinzô Shin leads the cast as Shinsuke Onodera, with Nobuo Kaneko as Sôichi Ozawa and Akiji Kobayashi as Tatsuo Nomoto. Directed by Seijun Suzuki; 38 actors are credited in all.
- Director Seijun Suzuki
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Kinzô Shin as Shinsuke Onodera - Nobuo Kaneko as Sôichi Ozawa
- Akiji Kobayashi as Tatsuo Nomoto
- Jō Shishido as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Also Starring in Youth of the Beast
· 34 more- Mizuho Suzuki Detective Hirokawa
- Tomio Aoki Terumi Matsui
- Masao Shimizu Yôsuke Ishiyama
- Eimei Esumi Gorô Minami
- Eiji Gō Shigeru Takechi
- Misako Watanabe Kumiko Takeshita
- Tamio Kawachi Hideo Nomoto
- Zenji Yamada Fujita
- Ichiro Kijima Detective Kôichi Takeshita - Jo's Former Partner
- Akira Hisamatsu Detective Yamaguchi
- Shirō Yanase Ken Ishizaki
- Shuntaro Tamamura Shôichi Maeda
- Kōichi Uenoyama Masao Hisano
- Gō Kuroda Tokio Morikawa
- Hiroshi Kōno Seizô Honma
- Hiroshi Takao Detective Nomura
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- Takashi Nomura Policeman
- Toshihiko Oda
- Daizaburo Hirata Shibata
- Yuzo Kiura Takeo Minegishi
- Hiroshi Midorikawa Sanjirô Tsuji
- Yoshihiro Yamaguchi Kantarô
- Masako Urushizawa Hostess
- Yuriko Abe
- Densuke Mitsuzawa
- Naomi Hoshi Keiko
- Minako Katsuki Sawako Miura
- Ikuo Nikaido
- Kensuke Akashi
- Yasuo Itoga
- Akinori Hanamura Detective Oshima
- Shozo Miki Tetsuji Takeshima
- Gen Mihama Policeman
- Ikuko Kimuro
More from Seijun Suzuki
More films directed by Seijun Suzuki, best-rated first: Pistol Opera, Princess Raccoon, Yumeji and Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon.
Youth of the Beast Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Youth of the Beast.
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Movies Like Youth of the Beast
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Youth of the Beast FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Youth of the Beast, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Youth of the Beast?
Youth of the Beast runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was Youth of the Beast released?
Youth of the Beast was released on April 21, 1963.
Who directed Youth of the Beast?
Youth of the Beast was directed by Seijun Suzuki.
More films by Seijun Suzuki Who is in the cast of Youth of the Beast?
Youth of the Beast stars Kinzô Shin as Shinsuke Onodera, Nobuo Kaneko as Sôichi Ozawa and Akiji Kobayashi as Tatsuo Nomoto, among 38 credited actors.
Does Youth of the Beast have a post-credit scene?
No. Youth of the Beast has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Youth of the Beast in?
The original language of Youth of the Beast is Japanese.
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