Crazed Fruit (1956)

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

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)

Trailer

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