Lonely Heart (1981 film)
1981 Japanese film
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Lonely Heart (Japanese: 幸福, Hepburn: Kōfuku) is a 1981 Japanese mystery film directed by Kon Ichikawa,[1][2] based upon the 1961 American novel Lady, Lady I Did It in Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series.[3][4][5] The film stars Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima and Rie Nakahara in a police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
Directed byKon Ichikawa
Screenplay byShinya Hidaka
Kon Ichikawa
Ikuko Oyabu
Kon Ichikawa
Ikuko Oyabu
Based on
Produced byHitoshi Ogura
Toshio Sakamoto
Toshio Sakamoto
| Lonely Heart | |
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Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
| Screenplay by | Shinya Hidaka Kon Ichikawa Ikuko Oyabu |
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| Produced by | Hitoshi Ogura Toshio Sakamoto |
| Starring | Yutaka Mizutani Toshiyuki Nagashima Rie Nakahara |
| Cinematography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Edited by | Teruko Tsuchiya |
| Music by | Takahiko Ishikawa Tooru Okada |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
Cast
- Yutaka Mizutani
- Toshiyuki Nagashima
- Mitsuko Kusabue
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Fujio Tsuneda
- Rie Nakahara
- Noboru Mitani
- Kei Tani
- Jun Hamamura
- Etsuko Ichihara
Reception
The New York Times said the film is moderately successful but the characterizations lack depth and detail.[6]
