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"A stunning huff of cinematic fumes that will leave your veins ringing with raw, dirty jazz. Tamio Kawachi delivers a once-in-a-lifetime performance." - The New York Sun

1960, 75 min., 35mm, b&w. Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara.
Akira, a jazz-crazy delinquent wreaks twisted revenge on the reporter who sent him to the reformatory, beginning with the rape of his fiance. After learning the woman is pregnant with his child, Akira discovers his actions do have consequences: sometimes violent, fatal, and absurd.

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Added by Japan Society Film Program on November 6, 2007