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The Resource Yaju no seishun : Youth of the beast, a Janus Films release ; directed by Seijun Suzuki, (videorecording)

Yaju no seishun : Youth of the beast, a Janus Films release ; directed by Seijun Suzuki, (videorecording)

Label
Yaju no seishun : Youth of the beast
Title
Yaju no seishun
Title remainder
Youth of the beast
Statement of responsibility
a Janus Films release ; directed by Seijun Suzuki
Title variation
  • Seijun Suzuki's
  • Youth of the beast
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
  • jpn
Summary
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence. This film was a breakthrough for director Seijun Suzuki, introducing the flamboyant colors and hallucinatory images that became his trademark
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Photography by Kazue Nagatsuka ; music by Hajime Okumura
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
In Japanese with English subtitles
PerformerNote
Jo Shishido
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1923-
  • 1933-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Suzuki, Seijun
  • Shishido, Jō
  • Janus Films
  • Home Vision (Firm)
Runtime
92
Series statement
Criterion collection
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Yakuza
  • Hoodlums
  • Revenge
  • Hoodlums
  • Revenge
  • Yakuza
  • Japan
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Yaju no seishun : Youth of the beast, a Janus Films release ; directed by Seijun Suzuki, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Based on a novel by Haruhiko Oyabu
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1963
  • Special features: new, restored high-definition digital transfer; original theatrical trailer; new essay by film critic Howard Hampton (Artforum)
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Control code
57031718
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (92 min.)
Isbn
9780780029668
Lccn
57031718
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
037429203323
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
YOU060
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)57031718
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Yaju no seishun : Youth of the beast, a Janus Films release ; directed by Seijun Suzuki, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Based on a novel by Haruhiko Oyabu
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1963
  • Special features: new, restored high-definition digital transfer; original theatrical trailer; new essay by film critic Howard Hampton (Artforum)
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Control code
57031718
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (92 min.)
Isbn
9780780029668
Lccn
57031718
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
037429203323
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
YOU060
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)57031718
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; mono
Video recording format
DVD

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