Crazed Fruit
狂った果実
Japan • 1956
Director
#295Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking, in this seminal Sun Tribe (taiyozoku) film from director Kô Nakahira. Adapted from the controversial novel by Shintarô Ishihara, and critically savaged for its lurid portrayal of the postwar sexual revolution among Japan’s young and privileged, CRAZED FRUIT is an anarchic outcry against tradition and the older generation.
Synopsis
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking, in this seminal Sun Tribe (taiyozoku) film from director Kô Nakahira. Adapted from the controversial novel by Shintarô Ishihara, and critically savaged for its lurid portrayal of the postwar sexual revolution among Japan’s young and privileged, CRAZED FRUIT is an anarchic outcry against tradition and the older generation.
Credits
Crew
DirectorKô Nakahira
WriterShintarō Ishihara
CinematographerShigeyoshi Mine
ComposerMasaru Satō, Toru Takemitsu
EditorMasanori Tsujii
ProducerTakiko Mizunoe