Is Youth of the Beast violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Youth of the Beast scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Youth of the Beast easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Youth of the Beast end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Youth of the Beast sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Youth of the Beast

Name: Youth of the Beast
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action, Mystery
Released: 1963
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Joe Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi, Minako Katsuki, Daizaburo Hirata

Directed by Seijun Suzuki

Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation

196392 min7.0 / 10

A tense, morally murky yakuza thriller where a mysterious operative exploits gang rivalries, leaving destruction and ambiguous motives in his wake.

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

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Corruption and Distrust Organized Crime Movies Combat and Battles Asian City Movies

Genres

Thriller Crime Action Mystery

Keywords

Yakuza Gang War Tokyo, Japan Former Detective

Questions people ask

Is Youth of the Beast violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Youth of the Beast scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Youth of the Beast easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Youth of the Beast end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Youth of the Beast sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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