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Somehow, Crystal

May 23, 1981 · 1h 22m
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While her boyfriend Jun'ichi is out of town, college student and part-time model Yuri passes the time in Tokyo by shopping for luxury products, visiting affluent neighborhoods, eating expensive food, and seeking new kinds of entertainment. At a dance club she meets Masataka, to whom she describes her relatively frictionless life as "crystal". Yuri has a sexual encounter with Masataka that she enjoys but finds less satisfying than her experiences with Jun'ichi. When Jun'ichi returns, Yuri learns that he also was unfaithful during his trip, but she reflects on her financial independence and decides that staying with Jun'ichi is the best fit for her crystal lifestyle. Adaptation novel by Yasuo Tanaka.

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CAST

Kazuko Kato
Yuri
Toshio Kamei
Junichi
Zenzô Shimizu
Masataka
Naoko Arita
Sanae
Mieko Harada
Makiko
Teiko Maebashi
Beautiful woman
Emī Yokoyama
Emiko
Directed by Shingo Matsubara

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Released
Original language
JA
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Production
Shochiku
Country
JP

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