Crazed Fruit (????? Kurutta kajitsu), also known as Juvenile Jungle, is a 1956 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by K? Nakahira. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name 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 would later be known for helping start the Sun Tribe genre.
Crazed Fruit | |
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Directed by | K? Nakahira (as Yasushi Nakahira) |
Produced by | Takiko Mizunoe |
Written by | Shintaro Ishihara |
Starring | Ayuko Fujishiro Taiz? Fukami Mie Kitahara Harold Conway |
Music by | Masaru Sato T?ru Takemitsu |
Cinematography | Shigeyoshi Mine |
Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
- Masahiko Tsugawa - Haruji
- Yujiro Ishihara - Natsuhisa
- Mie Kitahara - Eri
- Harold Conway - Eri's husband
- Masumi Okada - Frank
- Shintaro Ishihara - Ishihara