THE WIND-OF-YOUTH GROUP CROSSES THE MOUNTAIN PASS

Rarely seen outside of Japan, this Nikkatsu youth movie (seishun eiga) charts the evolving style of director Seijun Suzuki—the B-movie maverick best known for the cult classics TOKYO DRIFTER and BRANDED TO KILL. THE WIND-OF-YOUTH GROUP CROSSES THE MOUNTAIN PASS is a carnivalesque tale of a young student who hooks up with a down-at-heels travelling circus troupe.