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Tony Rayns on CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH

Cruel Story of Youth • 20m

Conducted in 2005 by the Criterion Collection, this interview with film scholar Tony Rayns focuses on Nagisa Oshima’s beginnings, especially the emergence of his directorial style with CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH.

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