Underplayed Gems

Crazed Fruit (1956)

Crazed Fruit poster
Original title
狂った果実
Directed by
Kō Nakahira
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two brothers both fall for the same woman, leading to conflict between them. The film focuses on the dangerous attraction and the destructive feelings that arise.

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What happens

Crazed Fruit (狂った果実, Kurutta kajitsu), also known as Juvenile Jungle, is a 1956 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by Kō Nakahira. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Shintaro Ishihara, the older brother of cast member Yujiro Ishihara, and is about two brothers who fall in love with the same woman and the resulting conflict. The film was controversial upon release because of its depiction of Japanese youth. It later was known as a foundational work of the Sun Tribe genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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