---
title: 'The Bastard (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Seijun Suzuki'
released: '1963-09-21'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bastard-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181956/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bastard (1963)

1963 · 95 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 悪太郎

## Synopsis

The Bastard  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 Yamauchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard. The film marked Suzuki's first collaboration with production designer Takeo Kimura.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Seijun Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/seijun-suzuki)
- **Producer:** [Masayuki Takagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-takagi)

## Cast

- [Ken Yamauchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-yamauchi)
- [Masako Izumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/masako-izumi)
- [Midori Tashiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/midori-tashiro)
- [Chiharu Kuri](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiharu-kuri)

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