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Added on: 11/10/2004 00:15
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Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (US)

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A rites-of-passage tale of Osaka life
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 107 mins
Retail Price: $19.99
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Synopsis:
After robbing their teacher on their last day at school in the fishing district of Osaka, Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon, while the two boys settle down to a career of enforcement and protection in their industrial town...

A Miike film that is to a degree autobiographical, `Young Thugs - Innocent Blood` follows three school friends through their first year after leaving, each trying to make their own way in a large and multi-faceted world full of violence, sentiment and humour.

The second film of the `Kishiwada Shonen Gurentai` (Boys Be Ambitious) series of rites-of-passage tales from Osaka life.

Special Features:
Interview with director Takashi Miike
`Osaka History And Culture` featurette
Biographies
Filmographies
Original theatrical trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Japanese
Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese

Subtitle Tracks:
English

Directed By:
Takashi Miike

Written By:


Starring:
Kyôsuke Yabe
Sarina Suzuki
Hiroko Nakajima
Marie Kikuchi
Moeko Ezawa
Seiji Chihara
Kôji Chihara

Distributor:
Artsmagic

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