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Lonely Heart (1981 film)

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Lonely Heart
Theatrical poster
Directed byKon Ichikawa
Screenplay byShinya Hidaka
Kon Ichikawa
Ikuko Oyabu
Based onLady, Lady I Did It
1961 novel
by Ed McBain
Produced byHitoshi Ogura
Toshio Sakamoto
StarringYutaka Mizutani
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Rie Nakahara
CinematographyKiyoshi Hasegawa
Edited byTeruko Tsuchiya
Music byTakahiko Ishikawa
Tooru Okada
Release date
  • 1981 (1981) (Japan)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Lonely Heart (幸福, 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.

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Reception

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The New York Times said the film is moderately successful but the characterizations lack depth and detail.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Quandt, James (2001). Kon Ichikawa. Cinematheque Ontario. p. 429-437. ISBN 0-9682969-3-9.
  2. ^ Phillips, Alastair; Stringer, Julian (2007). Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts. Routledge. pp. 149–151. ISBN 9781134334223.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet. "Kofuku: Japan's 'Lonely Heart'." 18 September 1982. New York Times, The. [1]
  4. ^ "幸福". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "幸福". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ Maslin, Janet (18 September 1982). "Japan's 'Lonely Heart'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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