The Bastard (1963 film)

The Bastard
The Bastard
Directed by	Seijun Suzuki
Written by	Ryozo Kasahara; Toko Kon (Novel);
Produced by	Masayuki Takagi
Starring	Ken Yamanouchi; Masako Izumi; Midori Tashiro; Chiharu Kuri;
Cinematography	Shigeyoshi Mine
Edited by	Akira Suzuki
Music by	Hajime Okumura
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release date	September 21, 1963;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Bastard (悪太郎, Akutarō, a.k.a. The Young Rebel, The Incorrigible, 'The Unimaginable One, Bad Boy or Bad Taro)^[1] is a 1963 Japanese youth film directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu Corporation. It is based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamauchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard. The film marked Suzuki's first collaboration with production designer Takeo Kimura.

^ Yacavone, Peter A. (2023-04-12). Negative, Nonsensical, and Non-Conformist: The Films of Suzuki Seijun. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-90347-4.

[1] Yacavone, Peter A. (2023-04-12). Negative, Nonsensical, and Non-Conformist: The Films of Suzuki Seijun. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-90347-4.

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