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Crazy Fruit aka Crazed Fruit (狂った果実, Kurutta kajitsu) is a 1981 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Kichitaro Negishi. Both this film and the earlier (1956) version by Nikkatsu, Crazed Fruit, were based on a novel of the same name by Shintaro Ishihara.[1]
| Crazy Fruit | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 狂った果実 |
| Directed by | Kichitaro Negishi |
| Based on | Kurutta kajitsu by Shintaro Ishihara |
| Starring | Yūji Honma Yuki Ninagawa |
| Cinematography | Minoru Yoneda |
| Edited by | Akimasa Kawashima |
Production company | Nikkatsu |
Release date | April 24, 1981 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
A working class young man, Tetsuo, who distrusts all rich people, falls in love with a girl, Chika, from an affluent family. He has a difficult time, but love survives despite the problems.[2]
Cast
- Yūji Honma (本間優二) as Tetsuo
- Yuki Ninagawa as Chika
- Eiko Nagashima as Harue
- Eiji Okada as Tono, Chika's step father
- Nobutaka Masutomi (益富信孝) as Osawa, Harue's husband
- Kinuko Obata (小畠絹子) as Tetsuo's mother
Critical appraisal
The Weissers call the plot "a sadly contrived story" and award it two and a half stars out of four, but laud Yūji Honma's "intense performance" which made the film a major hit for the Nikkatsu studio.[2]
Availability
Crazy Fruit was released as a DVD by Uplink (アップリンク) on May 23, 2003.[3]
Awards and nominations
3rd Yokohama Film Festival[4]
- Won: Best Director - Kichitaro Negishi
References
- Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 93. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- アップリンクよりＤＶＤリリース (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- 第３回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８１年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
External links
- Crazy Fruit at IMDb
- Crazy Fruit at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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