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Youth of the Beast
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Title: Youth of the Beast

Release Date: 21 Apr 1963

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action

Director: Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (79 votes)

Cast

  • Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno: Jō Shishido
  • Kumiko Takeshita: Misako Watanabe
  • Hideo Nomoto: Tamio Kawachi
  • Sawako Miura: Minako Katsuki
  • Shibata: Daizaburo Hirata
  • Gorô Minami: Eimei Esumi
  • Shigeru Takechi: Eiji Gō
  • Tatsuo Nomoto: Akiji Kobayashi
  • Yôsuke Ishiyama: Masao Shimizu
  • Sôichi Ozawa: Nobuo Kaneko
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