Everything Goes Wrong (Subete ga kurutteru)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Seiji Hoshikawa and Akira Ichijo
1960/Japan
Nikkatsu
First viewing/Filmstruck
[box] The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. — Kurt Cobain [/box]
Here is Seijun Suzuki before he entered his full-on gonzo mode. Even this early he didn’t pull any punches.
As films of the era so amply prove, urban Japan was not for sissies in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Jiro has grown up amidst vice and corruption. He has mixed feelings on the subject. He’s willing to indulge in a little vice and corruption himself but he draws the line when it comes to his mother’s affair with a married executive.
I enjoyed this one for Suzuki’s powerful story-telling though the story itself was nothing special. The score is nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZravxWm_eO4
Trailer – no subtitles
