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title: 'The Youth Killer (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kazuhiko Hasegawa'
released: '1976-10-23'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-youth-killer-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217038/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Youth Killer (1976)

1976 · Drama · Japan

Original title: 青春の殺人者

## Synopsis

The Youth Killer  is a 1976 Japanese crime drama film directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa in his directorial debut, with a screenplay by Tsutomu Tamura. It is an adaptation of the short story Snakelust (Ja'in) by Kenji Nakagami, which itself was based on a real life patricide that occurred in Ichihara. The film's story is a study of alienation focusing on a young killer, starring Yutaka Mizutani in the lead role, in addition to Mieko Harada, Etsuko Ichihara, Ryōhei Uchida and Kazuko Shirakawa. Shinji Sōmai was an assistant director on the production, while Shōhei Imamura was the film's co-producer and Hideyuki Hirayama served as a production manager. Mickie Yoshino and Japanese rock band Godiego composed the film's soundtrack. The Youth Killer was theatrically released by Art Theatre Guild on October 23, 1976, in Japan, where it was critically acclaimed, winning five categories at the Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards including Best Film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kazuhiko Hasegawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuhiko-hasegawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Tsutomu Tamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsutomu-tamura)

## Cast

- [Mieko Harada](https://cinepixo.com/people/mieko-harada)
- [Yutaka Mizutani](https://cinepixo.com/people/yutaka-mizutani)

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