Romance ·Drama ·Crime · Japan · 1960 · 1h 37m

Cruel Story of Youth

青春残酷物語

Cruel Story of Youth poster
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Cast
Yūsuke Kawazu as Kiyoshi Miyuki Kuwano as Makoto Yoshiko Kuga as Yuki Fumio Watanabe as Akimoto Shinji Tanaka as Yoshimi Ito Yosuke Hayashi as
Crew
Takashi Kawamata — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Riichirō Manabe — Original Music Composer Nagisa Ōshima — Screenplay Tomio Ikeda — Producer Hisashi Hosono — Production Design
Synopsis

A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.

Trailer Cruel Story of Youth — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
societyyakuzadriftermotorcyclejuvenile delinquentpost war japanabortionjapanese new wave
Key Collaborators
Nagisa Ōshima Director Takashi Kawamata Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Riichirō Manabe Original Music Composer Nagisa Ōshima Screenplay Tomio Ikeda Producer Hisashi Hosono Production Design Hideo Mori Production Design Kôji Uno Production Design Taizô Saitô Costume Design
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