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Cruel Story of Youth (1960)

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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Khrysten R 28 Aug 2008

I happened to catch this during a TCM special for the early films of Asia, and thought that it was well done. It relays the twisted sexual depravity believed to be lived by the youth of Japan in the early 1960s and how they are doomed if they continue to act the way they do. Sure, the two main characters' relationship is twisted BEYOND belief, but the ending showed an possible outcome for them. I really enjoyed this simply because of its uniqueness.

Rachel B 09 Oct 2009

A shiner, sexier version of US hygiene films, or a trial run for Nagisa Oshima's later In the Realm of the Senses? Probably both.

Jason J 24 May 2011

Sex, crime ... and a shockingly violent ending.

Panos Kotzathanasis 03 Nov 2018

In a prime sample of the Japanese New Wave that emerged in the late fifties in Japan, Oshima focuses, artfully, on adolescent delinquency, the sexual revolution, and the failures of the post-war generation, themes that were untouched up to that point.

a b 22 Dec 2007

This is kind of unique perspective, an early cinematic look at the lives of Japanese young people in 1960. Clearly this is a new era, less than a decade earlier we had Seven Samurai, now this "Rebel Without A Cause" cousin is made and really doesn't shy away from anything. I liked all the bright colors of the streets and the costumes, but I didn't really empathize with any of the characters, even in the end. The girl Makoto is just dumb. Kiyoshi is more dynamic, I liked him. But the entire movie Makoto gets assaulted and yet doesn't seem to mind. I guess I was more interested in the scenery and time period. The scene where Kiyoshi eats the apple in the abortion clinic is a weirdly biblical allusion--they give in to lust just to try to rebel against society. Some cool jazz music, though. Oddly (or not) American.