Cruel Story of Youth 4K 1960 Ultra HD 2160p

A tough-looking young man seduces a young woman who's living off others, and eventually takes advantage of her ability to hitchhike to rob middle-class men.

User Review
This is a curious film, definitely of its time, but not from France. The two lovers Kyoschi and Makoto have a devil may care attitude about things. At times, you want to shake the female lead (Makoto) and tell her to be more responsible. Kyoschi is sometimes just this side of brutal to her, both physically and psychologically. The film reminds me a bit of "Rebel Without A Cause" and even "Breathless", which is more than likely intentional. For a Japanese film, it is fairly gritty. My only complaint is that most of the characters besides the two star crossed/unfortunately matched lovers are underwritten. I wonder if anyone thought at that time to show this film to youths in Japan, to let them know that falling in love is not always the true path to happiness. An interesting, fully watchable film.

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (80.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1

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#Japanese: FLAC 1.0 (Unfiltered)
#Japanese: FLAC 1.0 (Filtered)

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