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Love/Juice (2000)

Love/Juice poster
Original title
LOVE/JUICE
Directed by
Kaze Shindō
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Japanese film follows two women in a close relationship as they navigate their feelings and daily lives in Tokyo. The story explores how their bond changes when one of them starts to develop romantic interest in someone else.

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What happens

Love/Juice is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Kaze Shindō. It is the debut feature film for Shindō (granddaughter of Kaneto Shindo). Love/Juice received the Wolfgang Staudte Prize for Best Film at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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