Love/Juice Knowpia

LOVE/JUICE
LOVE/JUICE
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	June 1, 2000;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Love/Juice is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Kaze Shindō. This 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 Film Festival.^[3]^[4]

Plot edit

Twenty-something lesbian Chinatsu shares a one-bedroom apartment with heterosexual Kyoko. Although Chinatsu and Kyoko have a passing attraction, Kyoko is mostly interested in men, especially 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. July 11, 2001. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ "51. Berlinale 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.