Bad Boys (1961 film)

Bad Boys (不良少年, Furyō shōnen) is a 1961 Japanese film written and directed by Susumu Hani, and based on the novel of the same name by Aiko Jinushi about juvenile delinquents. Since Hani had a background in documentary, he shot Bad Boys, his first feature-length fiction film, in a documentary style, using "nonprofessional actors, black and white, hand-held cinematography, and location shooting."[2] It was voted the best film of 1961 in the poll of film critics by Kinema Junpo[3] and has been considered one of the films to launch the Japanese New Wave.[4] Hani was given the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for directing the film,[5] and Toru Takemitsu was given the Mainichi Film Award for best film score for his work on Bad Boys and Mozu.[6]

Not to be confused with Bad Boys (1983 film) or Bad Boys (1995 film).

Bad Boys
The Japanese Poster.
Directed bySusumu Hani
Written bySusumu Hani
Based onBad Boys
by Aiko Jinushi
Starring
  • Yukio Yamada
  • Hirokazu Yoshitake
  • Koichiro Yamazaki
  • Yasuo Kurokawa
  • Masayuki Itô
  • Katsuhiro Segawa
  • Chieko Wada
Music byToru Takemitsu
CinematographyMitsuji Kanau
Production
company
Iwanami Productions
Release date
  • 29 March 1961 (1961-03-29)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$16,000[1]

References
  1. "Susumu Hani's Low Budget Saga". Variety. 15 October 1969. p. 22.
  2. Desser, David (1988). Eros Plus Massacre. Indiana University Press. pp. 62. ISBN 0-253-31961-7.
  3. 1961年度キネマ旬報ベストテン. Cinema 1987 (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. "Bad Boys". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. "New Directors Award". Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. "Konkūru no rekishi: 1961". Mainichi Eiga Konkūru (in Japanese). Mainichi Shinbun. Retrieved 27 January 2013.


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