Cruel Story of Youth (Blu-ray, #1321) William Castle "Maniac Cop" Matt Cordell takes

"Maniac Cop" Matt Cordell takes it upon himself to exact revenge upon those responsible for smearing her name

Chiaki Kuriyama

QUEEN OF DIAMONDS and THE BLOODY CHILD in new 4K restorations courtesy of the The Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation

a brand new appreciation of star Leslie Cheung by Hong Kong cinema expert Frank Djeng

Brand new restoration with new improved English subtitle translation

Cruel Story of Youth (Blu-ray, #1321) William Castle "Maniac Cop" Matt Cordell takesA scorching tale of toxic love in a toxic world, Nagisa Oshimas second feature film marked the artistic breakthrough of one of the most radical voices in the history of Japanese cinema. Caught in the dog eat dog crucible of postwar Tokyo, teenage lovers Makoto (Miyuki Kuwano) and Kiyoshi (Yusuke Kawazu) turn to a life of crime, entrapping lecherous middle aged men in order to extort their money. But how long can the wayward youths outrun their fate?