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