Cruel Story of Youth

1960 1h 37m JA

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 73

RomanceDramaCrime

Synopsis

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

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūsuke Kawazu
Kiyoshi
Miyuki Kuwano
Makoto
Yoshiko Kuga
Yuki
Fumio Watanabe
Akimoto
Shinji Tanaka
Yoshimi Ito
Yosuke Hayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Teruko
Jun Hamamura
Masahiro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Nagisa Ōshima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nagisa Ōshima, shot by Takashi Kawamata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Riichirō Manabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Keiichi Uraoka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yūsuke Kawazu and Miyuki Kuwano and Yoshiko Kuga carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nagisa Ōshima directs. Takashi Kawamata behind the camera. Riichirō Manabe scores. Keiichi Uraoka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Nagisa Ōshima, shot by Takashi Kawamata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Riichirō Manabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Keiichi Uraoka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yūsuke Kawazu and Miyuki Kuwano and Yoshiko Kuga carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0054286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "society", "yakuza", "drifter", "motorcycle".
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.