The Boy
domestic abuse, sexual threat, strong injury detail
Director(s)Nagisa Oshima
Production year1969
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes97m
CastFumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Tetsuo Abe
The Boy
domestic abuse, sexual threat, strong injury detail
Crime drama in which a young boy is forced to participate in his dysfunctional parents' scheme of staging car accidents ...
Crime drama in which a young boy is forced to participate in his dysfunctional parents' scheme of staging car accidents for insurance money.
violence
There are scenes of domestic abuse, including violent abuse. A man strangles his wife for a prolonged period. A man slaps his partner, causing her to spit blood. Parents physically and emotionally abuse their child, forcing him to injure himself repeatedly as part of a con-scheme, slapping him and verbally abusing him.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row, a man grabs his wife and kisses her; she tells him to stop, then leans into him as he fondles her body underneath her clothing. Moments later, she pulls away and again tells him to stop.
injury detail
There is sight of a dead body following a car crash, with some bloody detail.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A young boy is threatened and violently thrown to the ground by strangers in the street. There is a brief scene which features self-harm. There are references to adultery. Bad language includes 'bitch', 'crap', 'bastard' and 'shit'.
Classified Date:
01/07/1970
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Academy Cinema
domestic abuse, sexual threat, strong injury detail
Classified Date:
01/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
There are scenes of domestic abuse, including violent abuse. A man strangles his wife for a prolonged period. A man slaps his partner, causing her to spit blood. Parents physically and emotionally abuse their child, forcing him to injure himself repeatedly as part of a con-scheme, slapping him and verbally abusing him.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row, a man grabs his wife and kisses her; she tells him to stop, then leans into him as he fondles her body underneath her clothing. Moments later, she pulls away and again tells him to stop.
injury detail
There is sight of a dead body following a car crash, with some bloody detail.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A young boy is threatened and violently thrown to the ground by strangers in the street. There is a brief scene which features self-harm. There are references to adultery. Bad language includes 'bitch', 'crap', 'bastard' and 'shit'.
violence
There are scenes of domestic abuse, including violent abuse. A man strangles his wife for a prolonged period. A man slaps his partner, causing her to spit blood. Parents physically and emotionally abuse their child, forcing him to injure himself repeatedly as part of a con-scheme, slapping him and verbally abusing him.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row, a man grabs his wife and kisses her; she tells him to stop, then leans into him as he fondles her body underneath her clothing. Moments later, she pulls away and again tells him to stop.
injury detail
There is sight of a dead body following a car crash, with some bloody detail.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A young boy is threatened and violently thrown to the ground by strangers in the street. There is a brief scene which features self-harm. There are references to adultery. Bad language includes 'bitch', 'crap', 'bastard' and 'shit'.
Director(s)Nagisa Oshima
Production year1969
Genre(s)Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes97m
CastFumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Tetsuo Abe
Classified Date:
01/07/1970
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Academy Cinema
domestic abuse, sexual threat, strong injury detail
Classified Date:
01/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
There are scenes of domestic abuse, including violent abuse. A man strangles his wife for a prolonged period. A man slaps his partner, causing her to spit blood. Parents physically and emotionally abuse their child, forcing him to injure himself repeatedly as part of a con-scheme, slapping him and verbally abusing him.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row, a man grabs his wife and kisses her; she tells him to stop, then leans into him as he fondles her body underneath her clothing. Moments later, she pulls away and again tells him to stop.
injury detail
There is sight of a dead body following a car crash, with some bloody detail.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A young boy is threatened and violently thrown to the ground by strangers in the street. There is a brief scene which features self-harm. There are references to adultery. Bad language includes 'bitch', 'crap', 'bastard' and 'shit'.
