Review of Crazed Fruit

"Crazed Fruit" is a Japanese film about two brothers and their love, or perhaps lust, for a young lady. The brothers are both about 18-20 and are spending the summer at the beach with their friends. The older brother is more worldly and wild. The younger is quite innocent and sweet. One day the pair are out in their boat and come upon a lady struggling in the water. They bring her aboard and take her back to shore. Several days later, the younger brother meets the lady at the train station and asks her out on a date. She agrees but instead of telling him where she lives, says she'll meet him where the brothers dropped her off--on the rocks by the water. Now this SHOULD have clued him in that something was wrong, but the young guy was rather naive.

For some time, the younger brother and the lady are quite happy together. She still is pretty vague about where she lives. When the older brother puts two and two together, he knows she's hiding something. He also is VERY infatuated with her and begins sleeping with her. This goes on for some time and the younger brother has no idea his brother is a selfish jerk--and the same for his girlfriend. But there's more to the story--and even more secrets. And, it all culminates in a tragic triangle.

This movie is well made (aside from a very badly used rear screen projection at 35 minutes into the film) and interesting. While I liked the film, I did not love it. Interesting and tragic but not exactly a must-see.