Cruel Story of Youth_
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
Starring
Yūsuke Kawazu, Miyuki Kuwano, Yoshiko Kuga
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Cruel Story of Youth was released 66 years ago in 1960.
Overview
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
Cruel Story of Youth is a Romance, Drama, Crime film with a runtime of 1h 37m.
CAST (19)
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kiyoshi
Miyuki Kuwano
Makoto
Yoshiko Kuga
Yuki
Fumio Watanabe
Akimoto
ST
Shinji Tanaka
Yoshimi Ito
YH
Yosuke Hayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Teruko
Jun Hamamura
Masahiro
YT
Yuki Tominaga
Toshiko Nishioka
Kei Satō
Akira Matsuko
Asao Sano
Inspector
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Keizo Horio
SU
Shinko Ujiie
SM
Shinjiro Matsuzaki
KH
Keiko Hori
SK
Shunji Kasuga
Kyū Sazanka
Shin Morikawa
HK
Hideo Kidokoro
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Cruel Story of Youth about?
A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.
How long is Cruel Story of Youth?
Cruel Story of Youth has a runtime of 97 minutes (1h 37m).
Who stars in Cruel Story of Youth?
The cast of Cruel Story of Youth includes Yūsuke Kawazu, Miyuki Kuwano, Yoshiko Kuga, Fumio Watanabe, Shinji Tanaka.
What is the rating of Cruel Story of Youth?
Cruel Story of Youth has a rating of 6.5 out of 10 based on 67 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Romance
Drama
Crime
