Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

NR 1963 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller, Crime, Action, Mystery

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

Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Written by Ichirō Ikeda

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