, also known as ''Juvenile Jungle'', is a 1956 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by

Kō Nakahira (1926-1978) was a Japanese film director. He joined Shochiku film company as an assistant director in 1949. In 1954, he moved to Nikkatsu is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest m ...

. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by

Shintaro Ishihara was a Japanese politician and writer who was Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the radical right Japan Restoration Party, he was one of the most prominent ultranationalists in modern Japanese politics. An ultra ...

, the older brother of cast member Yujiro Ishihara,Marc Moha
"Crazed Fruit: The Criterion Collection"
/ref> 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 later was known as a foundational work of the Sun Tribe genre.

Cast

Masahiko Tsugawa , born Masahiko Katō (加藤雅彦 ''Katō Masahiko''; January 2, 1940 – August 4, 2018) was a Japanese actor and director. Career Tsugawa was born January 2, 1940, in Kyoto, Japan. After acting as a child, he made his major debut at the age ...

– Haruji * Yujiro Ishihara – Natsuhisa *

Mie Kitahara is a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1952 and 1960. She is best known for co-starring in a series of films with Yujiro Ishihara, one of postwar Japan's most famous stars, starting with ''Crazed Fruit'' in 1956. They ...

– Eri *

Harold Conway Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts ...

– Eri's husband *

Masumi Okada was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was th ...

– Frank *

– Ishihara

References

External links

* * *
''Heat Stroke: Crazed Fruit and Japanese Cinema’s Season in the Sun''
an essay by Chuck Stephens at the Criterion Collection
''Crazed Fruit: Imagining a New Japan—The Taiyozoku Films''
an essay by Michael Raine at the Criterion Collection 1956 films 1956 drama films Japanese erotic drama films Films based on Japanese novels 1950s Japanese-language films Shintaro Ishihara Nikkatsu films Films scored by Masaru Sato 1950s Japanese films Japanese black-and-white films {{erotic-film-stub