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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Kazuko Kato
Yuri
Known for
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Toshio Kamei
Junichi
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Zenzô Shimizu
Masataka
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Naoko Arita
Sanae
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Mieko Harada
Makiko
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Ran
The Hours of My Life
Teiko Maebashi
Beautiful woman
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Emī Yokoyama
Emiko
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Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido
Shingo Matsubara Director · Hiroshi Shoji Screenplay Yasuzo Tanaka Author
First release May 23, 1981 · Produced in Japan · Original title なんとなく、クリスタル
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Shochiku
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Original title
なんとなく、クリスタル
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Japanese
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Japanese
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Japan · May 23, 1981
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