{"product_id":"cruel-story-of-youth-dvd","title":"Cruel Story Of Youth [DVD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnited Kingdom released, Blu-Ray-Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Blu-Ray and DVD Combo, Booklet, Cast-Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: This second feature by the Japanese cinema-insurgent Nagisa \\xd4shima (In the Realm of the Senses, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) galvanised its home-turf with its topsy-turvy directorial dexterity and stinging castigation 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 extortionary, mutually exploitative dependency that promises to spell their relationships doom. \\xd4shimas breakthrough portrait of alienated youth comes courtesy of the 2014 Shochiku 4K scan that resurrected the films glorious color palette, recently described by critic and programmer James Quandt as running riot with retro: pulsing neon, turquoise telephones, hair teased into shellacked grandeur. ...","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49700233445698,"sku":"354427","price":23.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51rfcZ5-WyL._SL1500.jpg?v=1724897052","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/cruel-story-of-youth-dvd","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}