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Cruel Story of Youth (1960)

Genre : Drama, Romance, Crime

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Nagisa Ōshima
Writer : Nagisa Ōshima

Synopsis

A budding gangster enthralls a freeloading young woman, soon taking advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class, middle-aged men.

Actors

Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kiyoshi
Miyuki Kuwano
Miyuki Kuwano
Makoto
Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Yuki
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Akimoto
Shinji Tanaka
Shinji Tanaka
Yoshimi Ito
Yosuke Hayashi
Yosuke Hayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Teruko
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Masahiro
Yuki Tominaga
Yuki Tominaga
Toshiko Nishioka
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Akira Matsuko
Asao Sano
Asao Sano
Inspector
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Keizo Horio
Shinko Ujiie
Shinko Ujiie
Shinjiro Matsuzaki
Shinjiro Matsuzaki
Keiko Hori
Keiko Hori
Shunji Kasuga
Shunji Kasuga
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Shin Morikawa
Shin Morikawa
Hideo Kidokoro
Hideo Kidokoro

Crews

Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Riichirô Manabe
Riichirô Manabe
Original Music Composer
Takashi Kawamata
Takashi Kawamata
Director of Photography
Tomio Ikeda
Tomio Ikeda
Producer
Hisashi Hosono
Hisashi Hosono
Production Design
Hideo Mori
Hideo Mori
Production Design
Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno
Production Design
Seiji Ishikawa
Seiji Ishikawa
Set Decoration
Taizô Saitô
Taizô Saitô
Costume Design
Hitoshi Numao
Hitoshi Numao
Production Supervisor
Toshirô Ishidô
Toshirô Ishidô
Assistant Director
Kintarô Yamamoto
Kintarô Yamamoto
Set Designer
Shûzô Horikawa
Shûzô Horikawa
Sound Mixer
Shinichi Kishimoto
Shinichi Kishimoto
Sound Recordist
Shûjûrô Kurita
Shûjûrô Kurita
Sound
Isamu Satô
Isamu Satô
Gaffer
Toshifumi Takahashi
Toshifumi Takahashi
Lighting Technician
Sahei Sakamaki
Sahei Sakamaki
Colorist
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

Cruel Story of Youth (4K restoration) - Japan Cuts 2015
Cruel Story of Youth (1960) ORIGINAL SUB TRAILER

Posters and backgrounds

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