https://moviemog.com/videos/watch/4f47c2e9-6d68-416a-be60-32fd276c0dc3 This second feature by the Japanese cinema-insurgent Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) galvanised its home-turf with its topsy-turvy directorial dexterity and stinging constigation of an indolent, self-indulgent youth culture reposing on the eve of the turbulent 1960s. When high-schooler Makoto is saved from the advances of a lecherous middle-aged man by uni student Kiyoshi, the pair embark on a fits-and-starts affair that finally settles into a sexually extraordinary, mutually exploitative dependency that promises to spell their relationship's doom. Oshima's breakthrough portrait of alienated youth comes courtesy of the 2014 Shochiku 4K scan that resurrected the film's glorious color palette, recently described by critic and programmer James Quandt as "running riot with retro: pusing neon, turquoise telephones, hair teased into shellacked grandeur". The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Cruel Story of Youth in a Dual Format edition, for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK. Special Features New 1080p Transfer Of The Film On Blu-ray, With A Progressive Encode On The DVD, Optional Engish Subtitles, New Video Interview With Film Critic And Scholar Tony Rayns, Original Theatrical Trailer, 28-Page Full Colour Booklet Featuring Notes On Cruel Story Of Youth And The Early Films Of Oshima, And Rare Archival Imagery Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:32:16 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://moviemog.com https://moviemog.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://moviemog.com/videos/watch/4f47c2e9-6d68-416a-be60-32fd276c0dc3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://moviemog.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.