Cruel Story of Youth
Movie · Drama · Romance

In 1960 Japan, restless university student Kyoshi (Yusuke Kawazu) seduces pretty teenager Makoto (Miyuki Kuwanu) and quickly convinces her to take part in a dark, cruel scheme, both to get easy money and to keep their boredom at bay. Kyoshi and Makoto begin preying on middle-aged men, who easily succumb to Makoto's charms, only to be blackmailed. The couple's growing frustration with the constricted world around them pushes them into increasingly ruthless behavior.

1960 · 1h 37m
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Starring Yusuke Kawazu, Miyuki Kuwano, Yoshiko Kuga
Director Nagisa Oshima

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Cast & Crew

  • Y‌K
    Yusuke Kawazu
    藤井清
  • M‌K
    Miyuki Kuwano
    新庄真琴
  • Yoshiko Kuga
    新庄由紀
  • Fumio Watanabe
    秋本透
  • S‌T
    Shinji Tanaka
    伊藤好巳
  • Y‌H
    Yosuke Hayashi
    Actor
  • S‌M
    Shinjiro Matsuzaki
    Terada
  • T‌K
    Toshiko Kobayashi
    Teruko
  • J‌H
    Jun Hamamura
    Masahiro, Makoto's
  • S‌U
    Shinko Ujiie
    Masae Sakaguchi
  • A‌M
    Aki Morishima
    Yoko Ishikawa

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Cruel Story of Youth

Drama

In 1960 Japan, restless university student Kyoshi (Yusuke Kawazu) seduces pretty teenager Makoto (Miyuki Kuwanu) and quickly convinces her to take part in a dark, cruel scheme, both to get easy money and to keep their boredom at bay. Kyoshi and Makoto begin preying on middle-aged men, who easily succumb to Makoto's charms, only to be blackmailed. The couple's growing frustration with the constricted world around them pushes them into increasingly ruthless behavior.

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Studio
松竹株式会社
Released
1960
Run Time
1 hr 37 min
Rated
G
Region of Origin
Japan
©1960/2014 松竹株式会社

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Japanese, Japanese (Japan)
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