Cruel Story of Youth (1960)

Original title

青春残酷物語

Directed by

Nagisa Ōshima

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

M/14

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two bored teenagers in Tokyo start a reckless relationship. They get by using a scam where the boy pretends to assault the girl so a man can step in and she can extort money from him.

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What happens

Cruel Story of Youth (Japanese: 青春残酷物語, Hepburn: Seishun Zankoku Monogatari) is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Yusuke Kawazu and Miyuki Kuwano as teenage delinquents and lovers. It is Ōshima's second feature film and is known for its elements of Japanese nuberu bagu. The film won the 1960 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer for Ōshima. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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