Love/Juice
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kaze Shindo
Mika Okuno
Chika Fujimura
Toshiya Nagasawa
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Miyanobu Inori
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Synopsis
Kyoko and Chinatsu aren't lovers, just roommates who eat, sleep, go clubbing, do dope and brush their teeth together. Chinatsu is lesbian, a photographer who seems to be working on a visual diary. Kyoko, less mature, gets a crush on Sakamoto, the taciturn boy who runs a tropical fish store nearby. She gets a job in the store, but he hardly looks up from his manga to acknowledge her existence. Both girls start working as bunnies in a hostess bar to pay the bills. When Chinatsu is dumped by a girlfriend, Kyoko tries to console her-and the two get as near as dammit to making love. And suddenly it's make-or-break time: will Kyoko become Chinatsu's lover or not?
Director
Kaze Shindo
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two awards, including the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) Prize and the Wolfgang Staudte Award, at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival.
Feature directorial debut for Kaze Shindo, granddaughter of director Kaneto Shindo.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 7-18, 2001.
Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Features) May 31 - June 10, 2001.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (in competition) September 22 - October 5, 2000.
35mm
color
dialogue Japanese
subtitled English
