Shônen no hanzai (1997 Video) User Reviews

A tasteless film for those who like them grim and nihilistic.

[BA_Harrison · 4/10 · 24 May 2024]

Juvenile Crimes is one of several films based on the infamous abduction, rape, torture and murder of 17-year-old Junko Furuta by a group of teenage delinquents, a brutal crime that came to be known as the 'concrete-encased high school girl murder case' because of the callous manner in which the boys disposed of Junko's body (they dumped her in a barrel and covered her with concrete).

Directed by Gunji Kawasaki, the film depicts the events in a purely exploitative manner, with unflinching scenes of violence and prolonged scenes of graphic sexual assault that would be hardcore if it wasn't for the pixellation. Presented with zero tact or consideration for friends and family of the victim, Juvenile Crimes is an unpleasant and sleazy film that offers no judgement, no insight and no commentary, it's sole purpose being to allow viewers to revel in the sexual abuse and sadism on display.

Horrible film, very exploitive

[rory-13895 · 1/10 · 29 April 2022]

The movie is based off a real life murder, and pays no respect to the victim. The girls's parents already went through so much- I can only imagine how her parents felt hearing about this. If your going to have rape and gore in horror- make it have a purpose in the story, then make the story have a point. This movie felt like the creators wanted an excuse to make torture porn to get off to. I wish you could rate something 0 stars.

Another horror film based on Junko Furuta's savage murder.

[HumanoidOfFlesh · 7/10 · 29 November 2008]

Gunji Kawasaki's 1997 movie "Juvenile Crime" aka "Schoolgirl in Cement" was based on the same real-life murder case as Katsuya Matsumura's 1995 movie "Concrete-Encased High School Girl Murder Case" and Hiromu Nakamura's 2004 movie "Concrete".It has been mistaken for Matsumura's movie by a number of bootleggers.In November of 1988 four young men abducted and held Furuta for several weeks in the house of one of the captors.The girl was violently raped and subjected to torture and sexual degradation for example she was forced to masturbate.On 4th January 1989 four sadists beat her with an iron barbell,poured lighter fluid on her legs,arms,face and stomach and immolated her.She died later that day of shock and her mutilated corpse was hidden in an oil-drum filled with cement."Juvenile Crime" is an incredibly sleazy and unpleasant film loaded with scenes of sexual violence,rape and abuse.It purely exploits the brutal murder of Junku Furuta,unlike Katsuya Matsumura's supremely nihilistic and overall better "Concrete-Encased High School Girl Murder Case".7 out of 10.