Fighting Delinquents

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 23, 1960

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Ei Shirai,Chikako Hosokawa,Akira Hisamatsu,Naoyoshi Ozawa,Yuri Ariake,Hiroshi Takao,Emiko Azuma,Hiroshi Kondō,Yoshigi Ôba,Hiroshi Hijikataand 19 more

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Writer

Gan Yamazaki,Kenzaburo Hara

Cinematography

Kazue Nagatsuka

Music

Seitaro Omori

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0054008