This rarely seen gem from the master Suzuki casts teenage heart-throb Koji Wada as young misfit who suddenly finds himself the unwitting pawn in an escalating family feud that ultimately leads to tragedy.

This is the DVD premiere of Suzuki's first colour feature. Lean, mean and stylish as always, this tale of youth-gone-wild is both vibrant and touching. Suzuki contrasts tranquil glimpses of traditional regional life with the emergence of the new rock 'n' roll youth culture and the greed and seething cynicism of encroaching Westernisation.

Also released under the title Go To Hell, Hoodlums!, this is a melodrama as colourful, shocking and exhilarating as one would come to expect from Japan's master filmmaker.