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Release Year1981
Runtime1h 01m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorHideko Okiyama
WritersHideko Okiyama
TypeFeature Film
Rating2.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsGrapefruit no yôna onna: Sei ran no hibi
About Grapefruit no yôna onna: Sei ran no hibi
A stylist and jazz lover meets a jazz musician who plays exceptionally well at a live music venue, and they fall in love. For the woman, love means intensely desiring the other person to the point of suffocation every single second, and that's how they truly love each other. Then the man receives an offer for a long-term performance in New York. For a jazz musician, a New York performance is a dream. The man leaves. At first, the woman is almost driven mad by loneliness, but eventually she starts to try to distract herself from that loneliness with other men. It is then that she realizes she is pregnant with the man's child…
Directed by Hideko Okiyama, Grapefruit no yôna onna: Sei ran no hibi leans on a strong ensemble — Rie Kitahara, Madoka Mizuki, Yôji Mine — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1981.
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