Movie
Cruel Story of Youth
19601h 37m6.6 / 10
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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Where to watch in United States
Checked Sep 3, 2026
Cruel Story of Youth is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
More about Cruel Story of Youth
Cast
Yūsuke KawazuKiyoshi
Miyuki KuwanoMakoto
Yoshiko KugaYuki
Fumio WatanabeAkimotoShinji TanakaYoshimi Ito
Yosuke Hayashi
Toshiko KobayashiTeruko
Jun HamamuraMasahiroCredits
- Directed by
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Written by
- Nagisa Ōshima
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 青春残酷物語
Production
ShochikuJapan
Themes
abortiondrifterjapanese new wavejuvenile delinquentmotorcyclepost war japansocietyyakuza
