Movielogr
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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Everything goes wrong when Jiro tries to break up his mother’s relationship with a business man. The young rebel Jiro has to deal with an environment of crime and prostitution, and the impact of its choices on personal relationships: one with his mother, one with her business man lover and one with the girl in love with him.
Length 71 minutes
Actors
Tamio Kawachi | Yoshiko Nezu | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Shinako Nakagawa | Shinsuke Ashida | Tomoko Naraoka | Kotoe Hatsui | Chikako Miyagi | Takanobu Hozumi | Koichi Uenoyama | Shirô Yanase | Shigeo Hayashi | Teruaki Toki | Katsu Yamamoto | Kyosuke Sawai | Shingo Ishioka | Toru Moriya | Ichiro Kikuta | Fumio Sakashita | Akio Fujii | Kosei Osuka | Sho Furuta | Eiko Takada | Ayako Fukuda | Reina Hanayagi | Harumi Kuze | Yumiko Takasugi | Toshiko Mizuno | Tetsu Sentô | Takenori Morihara | Takashi Ôba | Tadao Akiyama | Akemi Tomimatsu | Kyû Sakamoto | Danny Iida | Kyoko Natsu | Kôji Yashiro | Kô Nishimura
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23/2021 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Breakfast & a movie: the Seijun Suzuki birthday marathon via DKUTV was today and this was the only movie I hadn’t already seen so I didn’t want to miss it as the only other way to view it right now is via Criterion Channel, which I don’t have.
This is your typical rowdy juvenile delinquent flick that was also popular in states during this time. The exception here is having Suzuki’s eye and hand behind the camera and direction to give it that desperation and general angst. Truly rotten young men guided by their ignorance and testosterone. This is a good film for what it is and does but it will always be difficult to accept how young women are treated in these types of pictures, re: rape culture.
I really like Jiro’s gf Toshimi portrayed by Yoshiko Nezu, who only made a handful of movies. I think she could’ve gone on to be a big star. She has so much charisma and personality in this role.
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