Cruel Story of Youth
Original title: Seishun zankoku monogatari
1960 · 1 h 36 min
Cast
Miyuki Kuwano
Yusuke KawazuCredits
Written by: 
Nagisa Ōshima
Plot
A young Tokyo woman and a boy she meets fall into a cycle of violence and disillusionment.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nagisa Oshima's early New Wave film follows a young woman and a boy sliding into violence and despair in Tokyo. Colourful, restless and angry, it is a harsh, stylish snapshot of disenchanted postwar youth.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (2,941 votes)
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