Bad Boys

Not to be confused with either Alan and Susan Raymond’s documentary or the Hollywood Sean Penn vehicle, this is a 1961 fiction film utilizing documentary techniques by the resourceful and neglected Japanese filmmaker Susumu Hani. Recruiting real-life juvenile delinquents in Tokyo, Hani filmed a story based in part on their experiences, using actual detention areas and reform schools as locations. (JR)

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