Fighting Delinquents
くたばれ愚連隊
Crime
Action
Drama
This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who suddenly finds himself the unwitting pawn in an escalating family feud that ultimately leads to tragedy. Lean, mean, and stylish as always, this tale of youth-gone-wild is both vibrant and touching. Suzuki contrasts tranquil glimpses of traditional regional life with the emergence of the new rock 'n' roll youth culture and the greed and seething cynicism of encroaching Westernism. Also released under the title "Go To Hell, Hoodlums!", this is a melodrama as colorful, shocking, and exhilarating as one would come to expect from Japan's master filmmaker.
1960-11-23
ja
Cast
Director
Seijun Suzuki
Kōji Wada as Sadao Matsudaira
Mayumi Shimizu as Kazuko Izeki
Eitarō Ozawa as Kanjuro Mizoguchi
Yoshiko Nezu as Miyo
Emiko Azuma as Yuki Maehara - Nanjo's Secretary
Hiroshi Hijikata as The Person in Charge of the Accident
Kaku Takashina as Sanshiro Izeki, clan retainer
Saburo Hiromatsu as Kodaira
Hiroshi Kondō as Nanjo - Kyokuto Kanko CEO