Naked Youth - Seishun zankoku monogatari

by Nagisa Oshima, Japan, 1960
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Makoto Shinjo, a teenager who is a little lost in search of experiences, sometimes agrees to take "little tricks" with strangers in the car. One day, she meets Kiyoshi Fujii, half student, half offender, who saves her from an overly enterprising motorist and takes money from her at the same time. Having become friends during a walk, Kiyoshi, listening only to his desire, raped her. However, Makoto decided to leave his parents to live with him. To live, they will practice the scam and blackmail to which the indelicate motorists who have been enticed by Makoto will be subjected. "It's the story of young people who only manage to express their anger in a deviant way. By showing the tragedy of these young people, I expressed my own anger at the situation facing the current youth." Nagisa Oshima

Festivals & awards

Blue Ribbon Award, 1961

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Original TitleNaked Youth - Seishun zankoku monogatari
TitleNaked Youth - Seishun zankoku monogatari
Directed byNagisa Oshima
CountryJapan
Year1960
ScreenplayNagisa Oshima
Film EditingKeiichi Uraoka
SoundtrackRiichiro Manabe
CinematographyTakashi Kawamata
SoundShujuro Kurita
Costumes
Production DesignKoji Uno
ProductionShochiku Ofuna
Formats35mm, DVD
Runtime96 min.
LanguageJapanisch/d/f
CastYusuke Kawazu, Miyuki Kuwano, Yoshiko Kuga, Fumio Watanabe, Shinji Tanaka, Shinjiro Matsuzaki, Toshiko Kobayashi

Credits

Original TitleNaked Youth - Seishun zankoku monogatari
TitleNaked Youth - Seishun zankoku monogatari
Directed byNagisa Oshima
CountryJapan
Year1960
ScreenplayNagisa Oshima
Film EditingKeiichi Uraoka
SoundtrackRiichiro Manabe
CinematographyTakashi Kawamata
SoundShujuro Kurita
Costumes
Production DesignKoji Uno
ProductionShochiku Ofuna
Formats35mm, DVD
Runtime96 min.
LanguageJapanisch/d/f
CastYusuke Kawazu, Miyuki Kuwano, Yoshiko Kuga, Fumio Watanabe, Shinji Tanaka, Shinjiro Matsuzaki, Toshiko Kobayashi

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