youth gang,based on memoir or autobiography,sexual repression,young love,roman catholic,masculinity,piano,japanese new wave,student,shōwa era (1926-89),violence,the roots of violence

Fighting Elegy (1966)

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Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.

Cast & Crew

Director
Seijun Suzuki
  • Profile picture of Hideki Takahashi
    Kiroku Nanbu Hideki Takahashi
  • Profile picture of Yūsuke Kawazu
    Suppon "Turtle" Yūsuke Kawazu
  • Profile picture of Takeshi Katō
    Takeshi Katō
  • Profile picture of Isao Tamagawa
    Principal Isao Tamagawa
  • Profile picture of Kayo Matsuo
    Kayo Matsuo
  • Profile picture of Junko Asano
    Michiko Junko Asano
  • Profile picture of Akira Takahashi
    Akira Takahashi
  • Profile picture of Chikako Miyagi
    Yoshino Nanbu Chikako Miyagi

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Keywords

  • youth gang
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • sexual repression
  • young love
  • roman catholic
  • masculinity
  • piano
  • japanese new wave
  • student
  • shōwa era (1926-89)
  • violence
  • the roots of violence