YAJU NO SEISHUN - "Wild Young Rebel Brute" (1963)

Let's see, yesterday was Valentines Day, and being the consumate romantic that I am, Valentines Day always makes me think of gangsters, so I see no better time to throw this film at you, Japanese Psycho A Go Go, vintage 1963,
"Yaju No Seishun" or a crappy title in English, "Youth Of The Beast!" No monsters for sure, but a real gas to watch with an extra large dose of eye and ear candy to keep you zoned in and zoned out!! The brilliant music is by Hajime Okumura who only did the score for eight other movies, but out of those eight, you have two "Bastard" flicks and the "Million Dollar Smash And Grab!" The music swings hard not unlike some of Peter Thomas' best, which is a comparison I don't use lightly! It's Impressive!!!

It's a simple but complicated tale about a murder/suicide, and one man's journey in search of the truth! How could a good honest career cop who wasn't even really comfortable around women end up with such a fate??

So the next thing you know, here comes this cat walking down the street randomly kicking the snot out of every individual he comes in contact with!

Exit stage right!!

He ends up here, in this fancy strip club! This wild cat's name is Joji 'Jo' Mizuno and he's played by world class actor Jo Shishido, a man with 99 credits with no Kaiju flicks, almost all strictly detective and adventure. Jo Shishido was still working as of last year! I read that he actually had plastic surgery to get that infamous 'I'm storing some nuts for the winter' cheeks look!

Big spender Jo just happens to not have any money!! Major thought process flaw in modern society, spending and paying are not the same thing!!!

Turns out it was all just an impressive act, because all Jo was trying to do was, get a job, and even though he did manage to get behind the scene, he still needs to go deeper if he wants to meet the real Boss!!

This is the Boss!! Akiji Kobayashi, as the rough and tough Nomoto Tatsuo!!

UltraPop theatre and gum chewing scenes are a staple in this Seijun Suzuki directed masterpiece!

Just in case you don't have enough motivation already, here's another good reason why it's not good to be beholding to anybody, especially gangsters!

Turns out Jo was going to all this trouble because the murdered cop at the beginning of the film was his ex-partner, who had helped take care of his family while Jo was doing time for a crime he didn't commit! You know, that whole scene!

Jo spends a lot of time seeking information and all the while, he's playing both sides against the middle!!

Everybody needs a freakin' splitface two tone 17 phone!! Well, I do, anyway!!

Those Japanese gangsters are a pack of cards, all jokers and everything wild!!!

But when all the joking around stops, the real pain begins!!

I just put this shot in for all you model airplane aficionados, so you can slobber all over yourself looking at the decor of this pad!

Time for the big Rumble, and nobody's called for a fair fight, so rumble 'em right!

That Jo is a seriously tough S.O.B.!

And it turns out that Detective Takeshita's wife was not quite all as innocent as she was presumed to be! Like not even close!!

Jo is one worn out party by the time it's all over, and I'll tell you one thing, this film is so tough, it will beat you up as you watch it, so keep your guard up, and you might even consider wearing a mouthpiece!!!

EMBRYO / Plura Service Company - 1976

Welp, Tabonga an' you, here, again... at Saturday Afternoon Flicktime Feature at The Dungeon! This one star Rock Hudson and Barbara Carrera, with Diane Ladd, Roddy McDowall and Dr. Joyce Brothers!

Tagline read... "From Embryo to woman in 4 and a half weeks."

Plura Service Company is pretty lousy name for production company, or, stupid, or, lame work too!!! Maybe a curse, this is only flick these guy ever make!! For Tabonga, seventies was not really such great time for horror or sci-fi, and, today flick is typical of why!..

Cool music by Gil Melle, he did okay with 78 composer credit for thing like THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, THE ASTRONAUT (TV), NIGHT GALLERY, COLUMBO, FUTURE SHOCK, BONE, YOU'LL LIKE MY MOTHER, TENAFLY (TV), THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY (TV), KILLDOZER, KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, STARSHIP INVASIONS, BLOOD BEACH, THE INTRUDER WITHIN (TV), WORLD WAR III (TV) and HOT TARGET!!

Eegah!! always give us terrific 'earrific' soundclip for everbloody' enjoyment, so, here is pet, Ralphie The Tarantula, to push big old red button again, even!.. Thus, starting today' show to GO! Heir ist... DIE EMBRYO!!

Rock driving black Caddy around in middle of the night and so he run over a dog. He take it to his genetics lab.

It not it, it gurl, and she in motherly ways!.. An' look like he kill her baby with car tire, too!

Pup is dead embryo, so, why not do weird, gruesome experiment on it?.. Right?!

Pup live, but when grow up, it like to eat neighborhood doggies!! Maybe something is wrong...

He meet with doctor friend, Rock want to know how he can get hands on human embryo!..

Next thing you know... VIOLA!!

**From embryo to woman in 4 and a half weeks.

Uh oh, party!

Chess King Roddy blowing his effin' cool when Babs beat him easily at a game! ...Funny stuff!!

Tabonga always imagine, must be fun to be gurl!

She find out that she have bad blood disease...

And, only one thing is gonna make her stay young!

After she kill sis and bro, Rock try to sneak her away from crime scene, but, somebloody put big tractor tire in road!!

The cop shine light in passenger' face...

YOW!!

Be back Monday at 5:13 pm PT for another new Dungeon posting with Eegah!!

GEZORA, GANIME, KAMEBA: KESSEN! NANKAI NO DALKAIGÛ - Akira Ifukube - "The Space Amoeba" (1970)

Tonight's feature film is dedicated to Professor Grewbeard, the reason will be revealed in time, but for the moment, let's talk some Kaiju!!! Also known as "Yog: Monster From Space," this is another in the long line of films from director Ishirô Honda utilizing the musical talents of the master Akira Ifukube!!!

This is why it's called "The Space Amoeba," and it's coming to getcha!!

And why not, when on Earth, all you have is a bunch of money grubbing greedy ass land developers with bigshot ideas who want to "pave paradise and put in a parking lot!"

H E Y!!!!!!

The star of this movie is this octopus/cuttlefish/use your imagination like creature GEZORA!!!

GEZORA is one big bad Mofo, and the cool deal is, it's not confined to the water, and it's got legs, so it's extra hard to get away from!

GEZORA is kind of big and bouncey with tentacles flailing all over the place, and it looks kind of cuddly, but watch out, it's got a mean streak!!

Next up is GANIME, the giant lobster guy who also can get out of the water and cruise around on terra firma!

Did I neglect to mention there were also humans in this film? They are sometimes put to good use when there is an opportinity for a cool shot like this!

I couldn't possibly think of a better time than when giant monsters are ravaging your little island home to have a massive wedding ceremony, can you??

Yeah, you could have probably second guessed the results!! It just wasn't in the stars!!

And last, but not least, here's KAMEBA, the family dog, or he could possibly be a second cousin on the father's side to GAMERA! One of the two!

"I hope you understand, I just got to get back to the islands!"

Kenji Sahara, here as Makoto Obata being taken over by "The Space Amoeba," came in second place in a "Mr. Ordinary" contest in 1953!

He's got a lot more power and strength as "The Space Amoeba" and once properly innoculated, he probably could have leaped tall bulings in a single bound, if there were any around!

Kenji Sahara has the honourable distinction of having been in more Godzilla movies than any other actor! He was also a regular in every episode of Ultra Q and also popped up in Ultra Seven, Return of Ultraman & Jumborg Ace.

Yog, "The Space Amoeba" has weapons stronger than anything ever seen before on Earth! These little sticks are actually capable of making fire, and beginning the total destruction of our whole planet! Is that crazy or what?

Cute no matter what the circumstances, Atsuko Takahashi in her last role, as Ayako Hoshino, pleads with Obato to come back from the dark side!

Okay, okay, I'll do it, I'll do it, just stop that incessant whining!!

I forgot to tell you about the Bats!!

GANIME and KAMEBA bring new meaning to "Rumble in the Jungle," and what a fierce battle it was, rolling and tumblin' all over the place!!

I do believe GANIME has got some sand flea DNA mixed in with that lobster!

Good-bye Ya'll, have a good weekend!!!♥