Cruel Story of Youth 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray presents Nagisa Oshima’s explosive breakthrough film, a fierce and uncompromising portrait of rebellion, desire and disillusionment in postwar Japan.

Set against a fractured social landscape, the film follows teenage lovers Makoto and Kiyoshi as they drift into a life of exploitation and petty crime, turning survival into a dangerous game. Their volatile relationship unfolds as both romance and self-destruction, reflecting a world where youthful idealism has curdled into anger and opportunism.

Charged with vivid colour and restless energy, the film stands as a landmark of Japanese cinema, capturing the emergence of Oshima’s radical voice while confronting social decay with startling force.

FILM INFO

Japan
1960
97 minutes
Color
2.39:1
Japanese
Spine #1321

Cruel Story of Youth [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray]

$56.99

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4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• A Town of Love and Hope (1959), director Nagisa Oshima’s first feature film
• Tomorrow’s Sun (1959), a short film by Oshima
• Interview with film scholar Tony Rayns
• Trailer
• PLUS: An essay by critic Chris Fujiwara
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