The Bastard (1963 film)

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

The Bastard (悪太郎 Akutarō, aka The Young Rebel, The Incorrigible One and Bad Boy) 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 Yamanouchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard. The film marked Suzuki's first collaboration with production designer Takeo Kimura.

Cast

• Ken Yamanouchi
• Masako Izumi
• Midori Tashiro
• Chiharu Kuri
• Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
• Yuen Wah

External links

• Japan Foundation notes at Cinefiles
• The Bastard at the Internet Movie Database
• The Bastard at AllMovie
• The Bastard (Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database