Everything Goes Wrong
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is a 1960
Japanese
Sun Tribe film directed by Seijun Suzuki
and starring Tamio Kawachi and Yoshiko Yatsu in her film debut. The story follows Jirō, a rebellious high schooler, in his sadomasochistic and criminal misadventures, specifically as they relate to his girlfriend, mother and her lover. The film was produced and distributed by the Nikkatsu
Company. Kinema Junpo
called it an early masterpiece in Suzuki's career.
). She is the mistress of Keigo Nanbara (Shinsuke Ashida), a business man, both of whom Jirō is constantly at odds with. Jirō gets in a fight with Nanbara, tears violently through the house and steals some money. Another girl from the group, Toshimi Tani (Yoshiko Yatsu), has a crush on Jirō. The two start a physical relationship but Jirō is decidedly cooler towards the affair. At Misayo's request, Nanbara lectures Jirō about his disreputable lifestyle and relationship but is met with mockery.
The following day, Nanbara and Misayo, as well as Jirō and his friends, go to a Zushi
beach resort. Jirō convinces one friend, Etsuko (Shinako Nakagawa), to seduce Nanbara. Toshimi then leads Misayo to the bedroom where Nanbara and Etsuko are having their tryst. Jirō observes his mother's distress and is wracked with guilt. He and Toshimi steal a convertible and speed away. Nanbara catches up with them at a rest stop and, in a struggle, Jirō kills Nanbara with a wrench. The two continue their frantic flight only to collide with a truck, dying soon afterward. A crowd has gathered around the wreck when Misayo arrives. An observer mutters, "Everything went wrong."
Studios made three popular Sun Tribe films, a genre focused on a contemporary youth subculture
noted for their affinity for beach life, jazz music and their progressive attitudes towards sex. The films met with moral public outcries and a fourth production was halted at the behest of Eirin
(The Motion Picture Code of Ethics Committee). However, the genre later resurged and included Everything Goes Wrong. The film was based on the author Akira Ichijō's story High Teen Mistress ( Hai tīn jōfu), adapted for the screen by Seiji Hoshikawa. Former fashion model
Yoshiko Yatsu made her feature film debut. Hit singer Kyu Sakamoto
made an appearance, performing a musical number. The film employed an improvisational jazz score and free flowing camera work in a semi-documentary style. Production was completed on .
in Japan on October 8, 1960. The film journal Kinema Junpo
posited that any deficiencies in the story were overshadowed by Seijun Suzuki
's unique directorial style. They placed it in the Japanese New Wave and marked it an early masterpiece in Suzuki's oeuvre. In writing his book on Japanese filmmakers, Chris D.
called it, "A find, and highly recommended." He noted in it common elements with Nagisa Oshima
's own Sun Tribe film Cruel Story of Youth
(also 1960) but found Everything Goes Wrong to be less pretentious.
Nikkatsu released Everything Goes Wrong on DVD
in Japan on May 21, 2005. It included a photo gallery and the original film trailer. The release was done in conjunction with the release of three other films directed by Seijun Suzuki
and in anticipation of the following year's 50th anniversary of his directorial debut.
Think! Records reissued the soundtrack on Compact Disc
as a part of its Cine Jazz series, which featured 1960s Nikkatsu Action film scores. The music was derived from Keitarō Miho's film score. Tracks 29 and 30 are bonus tracks.
1960 in film
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Japanese
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
Sun Tribe film directed by Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki
, born Seitaro Suzuki on May 24, 1923, is a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are renowned by film enthusiasts worldwide for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility...
and starring Tamio Kawachi and Yoshiko Yatsu in her film debut. The story follows Jirō, a rebellious high schooler, in his sadomasochistic and criminal misadventures, specifically as they relate to his girlfriend, mother and her lover. The film was produced and distributed by the Nikkatsu
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
Company. Kinema Junpo
Kinema Junpo
, commonly called , is a Japanese film magazine which began publication in July 1919. The magazine was founded by a group of four students, including Saburō Tanaka, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology . In that first month, it was published three times on days with a "1" in them. These first three...
called it an early masterpiece in Suzuki's career.
Synopsis
On a sweltering summer day, a gang of high school delinquents rove through an amusement park. One group member, Jirō Sugita (Tamio Kawachi), harasses one of the girls which invokes an extended verbal rebuke. Jirō leaves the group and returns home where he lives with his single mother, Misayo (Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka
is a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō , in what was then the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design....
). She is the mistress of Keigo Nanbara (Shinsuke Ashida), a business man, both of whom Jirō is constantly at odds with. Jirō gets in a fight with Nanbara, tears violently through the house and steals some money. Another girl from the group, Toshimi Tani (Yoshiko Yatsu), has a crush on Jirō. The two start a physical relationship but Jirō is decidedly cooler towards the affair. At Misayo's request, Nanbara lectures Jirō about his disreputable lifestyle and relationship but is met with mockery.
The following day, Nanbara and Misayo, as well as Jirō and his friends, go to a Zushi
Zushi, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 58,793 and a population density of 3,390 persons per km². The total area was 17.34 km².-Geography:...
beach resort. Jirō convinces one friend, Etsuko (Shinako Nakagawa), to seduce Nanbara. Toshimi then leads Misayo to the bedroom where Nanbara and Etsuko are having their tryst. Jirō observes his mother's distress and is wracked with guilt. He and Toshimi steal a convertible and speed away. Nanbara catches up with them at a rest stop and, in a struggle, Jirō kills Nanbara with a wrench. The two continue their frantic flight only to collide with a truck, dying soon afterward. A crowd has gathered around the wreck when Misayo arrives. An observer mutters, "Everything went wrong."
Production
In 1956, NikkatsuNikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
Studios made three popular Sun Tribe films, a genre focused on a contemporary youth subculture
Youth subculture
A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviors, and interests. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family, work, home and school...
noted for their affinity for beach life, jazz music and their progressive attitudes towards sex. The films met with moral public outcries and a fourth production was halted at the behest of Eirin
Eirin
is the abbreviated name for , Japan's movie regulator. Eirin was established on the model of the American Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America's Production Code Administration in June, 1949, on the instructions of the US occupation force...
(The Motion Picture Code of Ethics Committee). However, the genre later resurged and included Everything Goes Wrong. The film was based on the author Akira Ichijō's story High Teen Mistress ( Hai tīn jōfu), adapted for the screen by Seiji Hoshikawa. Former fashion model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
Yoshiko Yatsu made her feature film debut. Hit singer Kyu Sakamoto
Kyu Sakamoto
was a Japanese singer and actor, best known outside of Japan for his international hit song "Sukiyaki", which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies...
made an appearance, performing a musical number. The film employed an improvisational jazz score and free flowing camera work in a semi-documentary style. Production was completed on .
Release
The film was released by NikkatsuNikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
in Japan on October 8, 1960. The film journal Kinema Junpo
Kinema Junpo
, commonly called , is a Japanese film magazine which began publication in July 1919. The magazine was founded by a group of four students, including Saburō Tanaka, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology . In that first month, it was published three times on days with a "1" in them. These first three...
posited that any deficiencies in the story were overshadowed by Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki
, born Seitaro Suzuki on May 24, 1923, is a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are renowned by film enthusiasts worldwide for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility...
's unique directorial style. They placed it in the Japanese New Wave and marked it an early masterpiece in Suzuki's oeuvre. In writing his book on Japanese filmmakers, Chris D.
Chris D.
Chris D., real name Chris Desjardins, is a punk poet, rock critic, singer, writer, actor and filmmaker. Chris D. is best known as the lead singer and founder of the early Los Angeles punk/deathrock band The Flesh Eaters. Desjardins was a feature writer at Slash magazine in 1977, when he formed a...
called it, "A find, and highly recommended." He noted in it common elements with Nagisa Oshima
Nagisa Oshima
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from Kyoto University he was hired by Shochiku Ltd. and quickly progressed to directing his own movies, making his debut feature A Town of Love and Hope in 1959....
's own Sun Tribe film Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story Of Youth
, was the second film directed by Nagisa Oshima.Oshima, who was only 28 at the time, made extensive use of hand-held cameras and location shooting, and the results drew comparisons to the French nouvelle vague filmmakers emerging at around the same time; the film became one of the primary films in...
(also 1960) but found Everything Goes Wrong to be less pretentious.
Nikkatsu released Everything Goes Wrong on DVD
DVD-Video
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and a MPEG-2 decoder...
in Japan on May 21, 2005. It included a photo gallery and the original film trailer. The release was done in conjunction with the release of three other films directed by Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki
, born Seitaro Suzuki on May 24, 1923, is a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are renowned by film enthusiasts worldwide for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility...
and in anticipation of the following year's 50th anniversary of his directorial debut.
Soundtrack
On February 23, 2007, the Japanese labelRecord label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Think! Records reissued the soundtrack on Compact Disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
as a part of its Cine Jazz series, which featured 1960s Nikkatsu Action film scores. The music was derived from Keitarō Miho's film score. Tracks 29 and 30 are bonus tracks.
Track listing
| No. | Translation | Japanese title | Romanization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "-Nikkatsu Logo-" | -Nikkatsu māku- | |
| 2. | "Jirō Sugita" | Sugita Jirō | |
| 3. | "Toshimi Tani" | Tani Toshimi | |
| 4. | "(Musical Performance Scene)" | (Gekichū ensō shīn) | |
| 5. | "(Musical Performance Scene)" | (Gekichū ensō shīn) | |
| 6. | "A Present for Mama" | Haha e purezento | |
| 7. | "The Split Pt. 1" | Wakaremashō pāto wan | |
| 8. | "The Split Pt. 2" | Wakaremashō pāto tsū | |
| 9. | "Jirō and Toshimi Pt. 1" | Jirō to Toshimi pāto wan | |
| 10. | "Jirō and Toshimi Pt. 2" | Jirō to Toshimi pāto tsū | |
| 11. | "Jirō and Toshimi Pt. 3" | Jirō to Toshimi pāto surī | |
| 12. | "Jirō and Toshimi Pt. 4" | Jirō to Toshimi pāto fuoa | |
| 13. | "Jirō and Toshimi Pt. 5" | Jirō to Toshimi pāto fuaibu | |
| 14. | "A Mistress's Child" | Mekake no ko | |
| 15. | "Nanbara the Chump! Pt. 1" | Nanbara no yatsu! pāto wan | |
| 16. | "Nanbara the Chump! Pt. 2" | Nanbara no yatsu! pāto tsū | |
| 17. | "No Excuses Pt. 1" | Iiwake wa mittomonai ze pāto wan | |
| 18. | "No Excuses Pt. 2" | Iiwake wa mittomonai ze pāto tsū | |
| 19. | "Jirō's Regret Pt. 1" | Jirō no namida pāto wan | |
| 20. | "Jirō's Regret Pt. 2" | Jirō no namida pāto tsū | |
| 21. | "Jirō's Regret Pt. 3" | Jirō no namida pāto surī | |
| 22. | "We Want the Loot Pt. 1" | Kane ga hoshindaro pāto wan | |
| 23. | "We Want the Loot Pt. 2" | Kane ga hoshindaro pāto tsū | |
| 24. | "(Musical Performance Scene)" | (Gekichū ensō shīn) | |
| 25. | "Now Talk" | Hanashi o shi yō | |
| 26. | "No One Understands" | Ore no kimochi wa wakaranai | |
| 27. | "But I'm Not Guilty" | Dare no tsumi demo naindesu | |
| 28. | "Everything Goes Wrong" | Subete ga kurutteru | |
| 29. | n/a | n/a | |
| 30. | n/a | n/a | |
External links
- Everything Goes Wrong at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...