A political satire from Japanese cult director Seijun Suzuki that is as raw and vicious as the outrageous and violent imagery that generally permeates his films. A boarding student falls madly in love with his host family's beautiful daughter. Unable to express his emotions or work out his sexual frustrations, his hormonal energy takes him to the streets where he begins brawling with youth gangs. His adolescent sexual release comes through his fighting and soon the young student gains a reputation for his untamed nature. This leads him to a showdown with a notorious ultra right wing militarist.

Using the adolescent sexual anxiety as a symbol to mock fascist ideology, Suzuki's 1966 film is one of his most perversely humorous, extreme, and socially conscious works.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Monaural - Japanese
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essay By Renowned Film Critic Tony Rayns

Hideki Takahashi: Japanese Actor (FIGHTING ELEGY)
Yusuke Kawazu: Japanese Actor
Mitsuo Kataoka: Japanese Performer (FIGHTING ELEGY)
Junko Asano: Japanese Actor (FIGHTING ELEGY)

Seijun Suzuki: Japanese director, BRANDED TO KILL/PRINCESS RACCOON

Kaneto Shindo: Director/Writer/Designer

"[R]uthlessly funny..."
"Japanese director Seijun Suzuki explores motifs of obsession with a singular energy and focus."
"[Suzuki] choreographs the action and crowd scenes with flair."