The Killer of Youth

Yoshihiko Hasegawa
Yutaka Mizutani, Mieko Harada, Etsuko Ichihara, Kaoru Momoi, Kazuko Shirakawa, Jun Eto, Ryohei Uchida, Takeo Chii, Chigusa Takayama, Sue Mito
1976
Japan
Completed
Japanese
132 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as青春の殺人者,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At1976Released in year
。The dialogue language isJapanese,Current Douban rating7.3(For reference only)。
22-year-old Shun Kiki (played by Yutaka Mizutani) runs a car repair shop with his family. He uses his parents' money to open a small bar, where the young and beautiful Meiko (played by Mieko Harada) works as a waitress. Over time, the two develop feelings for each other. Shun's father (played by Ryohei Uchida) secretly hires a detective to investigate Meiko's background and, due to Meiko's past experiences, strictly forbids their relationship. A heated argument ensues between father and son, leading Shun to kill his father in anger, and during the struggle, he also kills his mother, thus embarking on a dark path... This is the directorial debut of Yoshihiko Hasegawa, based on the short story "Jya-In" by Kenji Nakagami, and is adapted from a real-life parricide case that occurred in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture in 1974.