Somehow, Crystal

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Shingo Matsubara

Writers

Yasuzo Tanaka, Hiroshi Shoji, Shingo Matsubara

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

23 May 1981

Ensemble

Cast

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  Kazuko Kato

  Yuri

• Toshio Kamei

  Junichi

• Zenzô Shimizu

  Masataka

• Naoko Arita

  Sanae

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  Mieko Harada

  Makiko

• Teiko Maebashi

  Beautiful woman

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  Emī Yokoyama

  Emiko