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Kurutta kajitsu

  • 19561956
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.1K
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Kurutta kajitsu (1956)
DramaRomance
Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for.Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for.Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
32,372
8,808
  • Director
    • Kô Nakahira
  • Writer
    • Shintarô Ishihara(novel "Taiyo no kisetsu")
  • Stars
    • Yûjirô Ishihara
    • Masahiko Tsugawa
    • Mie Kitahara
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kô Nakahira
  • Writer
    • Shintarô Ishihara(novel "Taiyo no kisetsu")
  • Stars
    • Yûjirô Ishihara
    • Masahiko Tsugawa
    • Mie Kitahara
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    • 24User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Yûjirô Ishihara
    Yûjirô Ishihara
    • Takishima Natsuhisa
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    • Takishima Haruji
    Mie Kitahara
    Mie Kitahara
    • Eri
    Shinsuke Ashida
    Shinsuke Ashida
    Shintarô Ishihara
    Harold Conway
    • Eri's husband
    Eiko Higashitani
    • Michiko
    Ayuko Fujishiro
    • Mother
    Taizô Fukami
    • Father
    Noriko Watari
    • Eri's Friend
    Yôko Takeuchi
    • Kamakura's Tenant
    Yôko Benisawa
    • Kamakura Housekeeper
    Hiroshi Kondô
    • Harbormaster
    Zenji Yamada
    • Fisherman
    Atsuko Akashi
    Keiko Hara
    Shigeo Hayashi
    Yoshihisa Kamo
    • Director
      • Kô Nakahira
    • Writer
      • Shintarô Ishihara(novel "Taiyo no kisetsu") (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      François Truffaut was so taken with the film that he recommended it to the Cinematheque; this was the first Japanese film awarded that honor.
    • Goofs
      Haruji is loading groceries into a car outside a small grocery stall. Eri rides up on her bike and starts talking to him. Right behind Haruji can be seen a wall clock, the hands of which indicate a time of 4:35. The camera switches to Eri's face for a few seconds, then back to Haru, but now the clock indicates a time of 4:29.
    • Quotes

      Takishima Natsuhisa: Shall we head home? Today was a bust. That's what I get for coming with you.

      Takishima Haruji: Except that girl at the station. You got a glimpse, right?

      Takishima Natsuhisa: Still going on about her? She's just a kid. Perfect for you.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Century of Cinema: Elokuvan vuosisata: Japanin elokuva (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)
      (uncredited)

      Music by Juventino Rosas

      Played during the amusement park sequence

    User reviews24

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    9/10
    bone chilling
    This movie will fool you into thinking that its a story about something far more innocent that it actually is... im being vague so as to not give away any of the fun details. I don't know how to put it except to say that I really enjoyed the ride it took my heart on... first I was grinning stupidly at a tale of young love and by the end I had to pause for a moment to realize that my face was contorted in all sorts of disbelief and horror.... awesome!!!

    One of the things I enjoy about this movie is that the true villains don't make much of an appearance. Its the character's own spoiled and frivolous lifestyles handed to them by their parents and sexual exploitation by foreigners that ruin these characters long before they ruin each other.

    When the mother says, "don't hang out with your brother and his friends, they are horrible brutes etc etc" to which the boy replies "well,you raised him." In the movie this was a joke, and the characters allhad a nice chuckle... but that was the most serious point the story conveyed - the capitalist dream imploding - cuz lets face it, if you have everything you want, you're probably going to be bored and miserable.

    In the same way, the very young very beautiful Hari marries the old white curr for his money, but realizes she's lost the most important thing, something priceless, her childhood innocence.

    In my interpretation, its not the evil within these characters that leads to their undoing, its the evil they were subjected to. I want to believe there's good in them, and the actors do a brilliant job of keeping us wondering and uncertain about that because of the extremely nuanced and balanced performances.

    The actors who play the brothers are brilliant, the younger especially, who has a very understated but creepy air about him...

    In the end, all i can say is "bone chilling!!!" haha... watch it.
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    • Jan 28, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 1956 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Crazed Fruit
    • Filming locations
      • Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Production company
      • Nikkatsu
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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