Japan / Jun 01, 1996
Lunatic (1996)
Maybe women and men will never to catch up with the evolving nature of love.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The sensual images depict the love and hatred between four men and women living together, creating a new kind of love story. One night, alcoholic writer Akimoto and live-in former actress Yumiko meet Koichi, a gay drug dealer pursued by the yakuza, and his younger brother Yuji, a castrated man. The four of them flee Tokyo and start living together in Koichi and Yuji's childhood hideout. In the midst of their peaceful life, Yumiko falls in love with Yuji, but he is unable to give her any physical satisfaction. In the meantime, Yuji asks Koichi to hold Yumiko instead of him, which leads to jealousy among the men.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lunatic |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Excellent Films |
| Release date | 1 giugno 1996 |
| Executive producer | Hidehiro Ito |
| Production | Dai Miyazaki, Yasushi Satô |
| Writer | Masahiro Kobayashi |
| Editing | Naoki Kaneko |
| Cinematography | Masahiro Nishikubo |
| Assistant directors | Toshiki Sato |
| Lighting | Mitsuru Ogawa |
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| Camera operators | Masahiro Nishikubo |
| Additional photography | Masahiro Nishikubo |
| Production design | Kazumi Kobayashi |
| Music | Isao Yamada, Shinji Yamazaki |
| Sound | Isao Yamada, Shinji Yamazaki |
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