Crazed Fruit

1956 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 82% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 2439 2.4K

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Plot summary

Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.

Director

Kô Nakahira Photo
Kô Nakahira

Top cast

Hiroshi Kondô Photo
Hiroshi Kondô as Harbormaster
Mie Kitahara Photo
Mie Kitahara as Eri
Masahiko Tsugawa Photo
Masahiko Tsugawa as Takishima Haruji
Shinsuke Ashida Photo
Shinsuke Ashida
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787.76 MB
1280*952
Japanese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
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1.43 GB
1440*1072
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CelluloidRehab 8 / 10

Japanese version of the Beatniks

I was curious about this movie when I first heard about it, but I was not sure what to expect. Thankfully this movie is a bag of chips, with dip and beer.The movie revolves around the exploits of well to do Japanese teenagers (possibly early 20's), in post WWII Japan. We mostly follow around two brothers, Natsuhisa and Haruji. They go off to the coast where they hang out with friends, water ski, swim, sail, drink, smoke, go clubbing, get into fights and play a game where they try to pick up as many women as possible. They don't have any responsibility and mostly just lie around, complaining about how there's nothing interesting to do. Just like in the Beatniks they are out looking for thrills.The conflict in the movie arises from Haruji (the younger brother). Out of the group, Haruji is the youngest and most naive. He meets a beautiful girl, Eri and brings her to one of their parties. She catches the eye of Haruji's older and more "experienced" brother, Natsuhisa. Thus the triangular conflict is set and ready to go.The movie is quite graphic, considering this movie was made in 1956. In the same way the Beatniks (and other similar period movies) depicted disenchanted and "sinful" teenagers in the US, Crazed Fruit does the same for Japan.The final scene of the movie is a classic, worthwhile and carnal. I highly recommend this movie.-Celluloid Rehab
Reviewed by tles7 7 / 10

Powerful for its time and still packs a punch

Some of the negative reviews posted do not understand the historical significance of this film (obviously young viewers). You just can't compare it to coming of age films today. This portrayal of Japanese youth in the mid 1950s (ten years after the end of the war) was so shocking to Japanese audiences that the older generation often walked out on the film. As a matter of fact, no American movie at that time could show this type of adultery and sexual pleasure in a film. This movie was loved by Truffaut and very much resembles a French new wave film.
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