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Cruel Story of Youth
6.6 / 10• 1960• 1h 37m•NR• Japanese
RomanceDramaCrime
Storyline
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
Cast & Crew
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kiyoshi
Lead
Miyuki Kuwano
Makoto
Yoshiko Kuga
Yuki
Fumio Watanabe
Akimoto
ST
Shinji Tanaka
Yoshimi Ito
YH
Yosuke Hayashi
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Toshiko Kobayashi
Teruko
Jun Hamamura
Masahiro
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nagisa Ōshima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cruel Story of Youth is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
