---
title: 'Cruel Story of Youth (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nagisa Ōshima'
released: '1960-06-03'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cruel-story-of-youth-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054286/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cruel Story of Youth (1960)

1960 · 96 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 青春残酷物語

## Synopsis

Cruel Story of Youth  is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Yusuke Kawazu and Miyuki Kuwano as teenage delinquents and lovers. It is Ōshima's second feature film and is known for its elements of Japanese nuberu bagu. The film won the 1960 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer for Ōshima.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nagisa Ōshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagisa-oshima)
- **Screenplay:** [Nagisa Ōshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagisa-oshima)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Riichirō Manabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/riichiro-manabe)

## Cast

- [Fumio Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/fumio-watanabe)
- [Yoshiko Kuga](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshiko-kuga)

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