“The Story of Cruel Youth” ( Jap. 青春 残酷 物語: Seisyun Zansoku Minogatari ) - a film directed by Nagisa Oshima , released on the screens in 1960 . One of the first films belonging to the so-called "new wave" of Japanese cinema ( Nūberu bāgu ).
| History of brutal youth | |
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| 青春 残酷 物語 / Seishun zankoku monogatari | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Nagisa Oshima |
| Producer | Tomio Ikeda |
| Author script | Nagisa Oshima |
| In the main cast | Yusuke Kawadzu Miyuki Kuwano |
| Operator | Takashi Kawamata |
| Composer | Ryitiro Manabe |
| Film company | " Sistiku " |
| Duration | 96 min. |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 1960 |
| IMDb | ID 0054286 |
Story
The film tells the story of the love of student Kiyoshi and high school girl Makoto, whose senseless rebellion against society and the older generation, disillusioned with their ideals, is doomed to defeat. It all started when Kiyoshi defended Makoto from the man who was pestering her. The next day, the girl found Kiyoshi to thank, and they spent the whole day together. Although the guy did not plan to maintain this relationship at first, he soon realized that he loved her. A few days later Makoto decided to quit school and move to live in Kiyoshi's little room ...
Cast
- Yusuke Kawadzu - Kiyoshi
- Miyuki Kuwano - Makoto
- Yoshiko Kuga - Yuki, Makoto's older sister
- Fumio Watanabe - Akimoto, Doctor
- Shinji Tanaka - Yoshimi Ito, student
- Shinjiro Matsuzaki - Terada
- Tosiko Kobayashi - Teruko Simonisi
- Hiroshi Nikonianagi - Mr. Chorio
Links
- “The Story of Cruel Youth” (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
- The history of brutal youth (eng.) On the site allmovie