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The Youth Killer
1976. Japan. Kazuhiko Hasegawa. 116 min.
Sunday, December 9, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2
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The Youth Killer
1976. Japan. Directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa. Screenplay by Tsutomu Tamura, based on the novel by Kenji Nakagami. With Yutaka Mizutani, Ryohei Uchida, Etsuko Ichihara. Based on a true crime adapted into a short novel by Kenji Nakagami, this debut film by Hasegawa is an operatic tragedy about the psychic breakdown of a young man and the disintegration of his family. Hasegawa’s mesmerizingly intense depictions of violence chart the criminal act and its consequences. Print lent by The Japan Foundation; courtesy Toho Distribution. In Japanese; English subtitles. 116 min.
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