Love/Juice
| LOVE/JUICE | |
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| Directed by | Kaze Shindō |
| Written by | Kaze Shindō |
| Produced by | Chikako Nakabayashi Yukio Watanabe Kazutoshi Wadakura |
| Starring | Chinatsu Okuno |
| Cinematography | Koji Kanaya |
| Edited by | Yukio Watanabe |
| Music by | Kenichiro Isoda |
| Distributed by | Tsunku Town Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Love/Juice is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Kaze Shindō. It is the debut feature film for Shindō (granddaughter of Kaneto Shindo).[1][2]
Love/Juice received the Wolfgang Staudte Prize for Best Film at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]Twenty-something lesbian Chinatsu shares a one-bedroom apartment with the heterosexual Kyoko. Although Chinatsu and Kyoko have a passing attraction, Kyoko is mostly interested in men, particularly one who tends the fish in a pet store, who despite her efforts doesn't seem to be interested in her.
Cast and characters
[edit]- Mika Okuno as Chinatsu
- Chika Fujimura as Kyoko
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Sakamoto
- Toshiya Nagasawa
References
[edit]- ^ Sharp, Jasper (20 March 2001). "Love / Juice". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "In a Similar Vein". Philadelphia Weekly. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "51st Berlinale: The winners". n-tv (in German). 18 February 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Chereau's explicit Intimacy wins Berlin top prize". Screen Daily. 18 February 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Love/Juice at Arsenal Film Institute (in German)
- Love/Juice at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Love/Juice at IMDb
- Love/Juice at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Love/Juice at AllMovie
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