Crazy Fruit
Introduction  is a 1981 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's ''Roman porno'' series, directed by Kichitaro Negishi. Both this film and the earlier (1956) version by Nikkatsu, ''Crazed Fruit'', were based on a novel of the same name by Shintaro Ishihara.
Plot A working class young man, Tetsuo, who distrusts all rich people, falls in love with a girl, Chika, from an affluent family. He has a difficult time, but love survives despite the problems.
Cast * Yūji Honma () as Tetsuo* Yuki Ninagawa as Chika* Eiko Nagashima as Harue* Eiji Okada as Tono, Chika's step father* Nobutaka Masutomi () as Osawa, Harue's husband* Kinuko Obata () as  Tetsuo's mother
Critical appraisal The Weissers call the plot "a sadly contrived story" and award it two and a half stars out of four, but laud Yūji Honma's "intense performance" which made the film a major hit for the Nikkatsu studio.
Availability ''Crazy Fruit'' was released as a DVD by Uplink (アップリンク) on May 23, 2003.
Awards and nominations '''3rd Yokohama Film Festival''' * '''Won''': Best Director - Kichitaro Negishi
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