Container of (work): Fumihazushita haru (Motion picture : 1958) Container of (work): Tôge o wataru wakai kaze (Motion picture : 1961) Container of (work): Haitīn yakuza (Motion picture : 1962) Container of (work): Akutarô (Motion picture : 1963) Container of (work): Akutarô-den (Motion picture : 1965)
Notes:
Boy who came back: Kobayashi Akira, Hidari Sachiko, Asaoka Ruriko. Wind-of-youth group crosses the mountain pass: Wada Kôji, Shimizu Mayumi, Morkawa Shin. Teenage yazuka: Kawachi Tamio, Hatsui Kotoe, Matsumoto Noriko. Incorrigible: Yamauchi Ken, Izumi Masako, Tashiro Midori. Born under crossed stars: Yamauchi Ken, Izumi Masako, Nogawa Yumiko. Boy who came back: originally released as a motion picture in 1958 ; Wind-of-Youth group crosses the mountain pass: originally released as a motion picture in 1961 ; Teenage yakuza: originally released as a motion picture in 1962 ; Incorrigible: originally released as a motion picture in 1963 ; Born under crossed stars: originally released as a motion picture in 1965. Special features: disc 1: Still galleries; disc 2: Jasper Sharp commentary: Born under crossed stars; Tony Ryans on the Youth films; Still galleries Special edition contents: high-definition Blu-ray 1080p; newly translated optional English subtitles; audio commentary by critic and author Jasper Sharp on Born Under Crossed Stars; Tony Rayns on the Youth Movies : the critic and historian discusses the background to the films, their place within Suzuki's career and the talent involved with them ; trailers ; stills gallery ; 60-page illustrated collector's book featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp.
Contents:
(1965, 97 min.) Born under crossed stars (1958, 99 min.) -- Wind-of-youth group crosses the mountain pass (1961, 85 min.) -- Teenage yakuza (1962, 71 min.) -- [disc 2]. Incorrigible (1963, 95 min.) -- Born under crossed stars (1965, 97 min.)
Summary:
Boy who came back: A hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school struggles to make a clean break wiht his tearaway past. Wind-of-Youth group crosses the mountain pass: A carnivalesque tale of a student who hooksup with a down-at-heels traveling magic troupe. Teenage yakuza: A high school vigilante protects his community from the extortations of mobsters from a neighboring city. Incorrigible: Based on Kon Tôkô's tales of young love, set in the pre-war era later celebrated in Seijun Suzuki's Taisho Trilogy. Born under crossed stars: Growing up in the 1920s among the fields of rural Kawachi, Jûkichi must contend with his desire to better himself despite a wastrel father, his love for Suzuko, a local girl, despite her brother's disdain and the flirtatious advances of Taneko.
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