''Unloved'' is a 2001 Japanese romance film directed by
Kunitoshi Manda
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Biography
Kunitoshi Manda was a student at Rikkyo University, where he took Shigehiko Hasumi's filmology class.
Manda directed his first feature film, '' Unloved'', in 2001. It won the ...
, starring
Yoko Moriguchi
is a Japanese actress. She made her film debut with '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' in 1983.
Filmography
Film
* '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' (1983)
* ''Final Take'' (1986)
* ''Chichi'' (1988)
* ''Kacho Shima Kosaku'' (1992)
* '' Unloved'' (2001 ...
,
Shunsuke Matsuoka
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and
Tōru Nakamura. It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the
2001 Cannes Film Festival
The 54th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film ''The Son's Room'' by Nanni Moretti.
The festival opened with ...
.
Plot
Mitsuko (Yoko Moriguchi), a young woman, becomes involved with Hiroshi (Shunsuke Matsuoka), a poor young man who lives her downstairs, and Eiji (Tōru Nakamura), a rich entrepreneur.
Cast
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Yoko Moriguchi
is a Japanese actress. She made her film debut with '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' in 1983.
Filmography
Film
* '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' (1983)
* ''Final Take'' (1986)
* ''Chichi'' (1988)
* ''Kacho Shima Kosaku'' (1992)
* '' Unloved'' (2001 ...
as Mitsuko Kageyama
*
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Shunsuke (written: , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese actor, talent and fashion model
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Ja ...
as Hiroshi Shimokawa
*
Tōru Nakamura as Eiji Katsuno
Reception
Jonathan Crow of
Allmovie
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History
AllMovie was founded by popular-cult ...
gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "''Unloved'' is uninvolving and overly talky." David Stratton of the ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' magazine said, "
origuchigives a good performance as the exacting heroine, while Nakamura and Matsuoka lend solid support as the two wildly contrasted guys."
References
External links
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2001 films
Japanese romance films
2000s romance films
Films scored by Kenji Kawai
2000s Japanese films
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