Love/Juice

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. 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

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

Mika Okuno as Chinatsu
Chika Fujimura as Kyoko
Hidetoshi Nishijima as Sakamoto
Toshiya Nagasawa

References

^ 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.