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East and Southeast Asian Film Series

Thursday, February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
302 Pond Laboratory
East and Southeast Asian Film Series
Cruel Story of Youth 青春残酷物语

Nagisa Oshima is a shocking tale of youthful delinquency in post-Hiroshima Japan.

Makoto is in high school when a university student Kiyoshi, rescues her from a middle-aged man1s assault. The next day Kiyoshi takes out Makoto and insists roughly on sex and their affair begins in earnest. Things are semi-OK until pregnancy and a short stay in jail change their relationship.

A still of the two main characters—a man and woman— from Cruel Story of Youth
A still of the two main characters—a man and woman— from Cruel Story of Youth
302 Pond Laboratory

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