---
title: 'Crazed Fruit (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kō Nakahira'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crazed-fruit-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160440/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crazed Fruit (1956)

1956 · 86 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 狂った果実

## Synopsis

Crazed Fruit , also known as Juvenile Jungle, is a 1956 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by Kō Nakahira. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Shintaro Ishihara, the older brother of cast member Yujiro Ishihara, 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.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Shintarō Ishihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/shintaro-ishihara)
- **Director:** [Kō Nakahira](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-nakahira)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Masaru Sato](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaru-sato)
- **Producer:** [Takiko Mizunoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/takiko-mizunoe)

## Cast

- [Shintarō Ishihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/shintaro-ishihara)
- [Yūjirō Ishihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/yujiro-ishihara)
- [Masahiko Tsugawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiko-tsugawa)
- [Mie Kitahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/mie-kitahara)
- [Masumi Okada](https://cinepixo.com/people/masumi-okada)

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