Cruel Story of Youth
青春残酷物語
Synopsis
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
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Cruel Story of Youth (1960) ORIGINAL SUB TRAILER
Type: Trailer • Published 2021-08-22
Top Cast
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Yūsuke Kawazu
Kiyoshi
Miyuki Kuwano
Makoto
Yoshiko Kuga
Yuki
Fumio Watanabe
Akimoto
Shinji Tanaka
Yoshimi Ito
Yosuke Hayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Teruko
Jun Hamamura
Masahiro
Yuki Tominaga
Toshiko Nishioka
Kei Satō
Akira Matsuko
Asao Sano
Inspector
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Keizo Horio
Shinko Ujiie
Shinjiro Matsuzaki
Keiko Hori
Shunji Kasuga
Kyū Sazanka
Shin Morikawa
Release History & Theatrical Window
TFAI - Love, Death & Rebels: The Japanese New Wave
Festival / Special Debut
July 9, 1961
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Screenplay & Story
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Original Score
- Riichirō Manabe
- Original Title
- 青春残酷物語
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Riichirō Manabe
Takashi Kawamata
Keiichi Uraoka
Tomio Ikeda
Department Leadership Roster
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Riichirō Manabe
Original Music Composer
Takashi Kawamata
Director of Photography
Tomio Ikeda
Producer
Hisashi Hosono
Production Design
Hideo Mori
Production Design
Kôji Uno
Production Design
Taizô Saitô
Costume Design
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
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Criterion Collection
The Complete Criterion Collection. The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company that sells 'important classic and contemporary films' in editions that offer the highest technical quality. This list contains only the featured films released on DVD, BluRay and 4K Criterion releases — no supplements are included. Organized by spine number with the newest releases first. CC标准收藏完整收录版： 收录标准收藏（Criterion Collection）发行的重要经典及当代电影。仅包含正片（涵盖 DVD、蓝光及 4K 版本），已排除花絮补充内容。按 CC 发行编号倒序排列（最新发行在前）。 *注：榜单源数据中包含部分剧集/迷你剧，由于本片单只收录纯电影，故不再收录以下非电影条目：* • [#214] Mangrove (2020) • [#215] Lovers Rock (2020) • [#216] Red, White and Blue (2020) • [#217] Alex Wheatle (2020) • [#486] Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) • [#647] Dekalog (1989) • [#944] World on a Wire (1973) • [#1187] Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) • [#1338] Fanny and Alexander (1984) • [#1341] Tanner '88 (1988) • [#1371] Scenes from a Marriage (1973) *注：以下影片因 TMDB 尚未收录，暂不在此片单中展示：* • [#531] First (2012) • [#1699] Ulysse (1983) *(Updated via Automated ETL Pipeline: 2026-10-11 07:39:08 UTC+8)*
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Nagisa Oshima
Films directed by Nagisa Oshima.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Cruel Story of Youth
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What is Cruel Story of Youth about?
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
Who directed Cruel Story of Youth?
Cruel Story of Youth was directed by Nagisa Ōshima.
Who stars in Cruel Story of Youth?
The principal cast of Cruel Story of Youth includes Yūsuke Kawazu, Miyuki Kuwano, Yoshiko Kuga, Fumio Watanabe, Shinji Tanaka.
When was Cruel Story of Youth released and how long is it?
Cruel Story of Youth was released in 1960 with a total runtime of 1h 37m.
Who composed the musical score for Cruel Story of Youth?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Cruel Story of Youth was composed by Riichirō Manabe.