Somehow, Crystal
1981, Japanese. Directed by Shingo Matsubara.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 23 May 1981
- Original title
- なんとなく、クリスタル
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shingo Matsubara, Hiroshi Shoji
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What Somehow, Crystal is based on
Somehow, Crystal is adapted from a novel.
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Somehow, Crystal runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Somehow, Crystal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Somehow, Crystal?
Somehow, Crystal (1981) was directed by Shingo Matsubara and stars Kazuko Kato, Toshio Kamei, Zenzô Shimizu.
What is Somehow, Crystal based on?
Somehow, Crystal is adapted from a novel.