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| director = [[Kunitoshi Manda]]
| producer = Takenori Sento
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| starring = [[Yoko Moriguchi]]<br/>[[Shunsuke Matsuoka]]<br/>[[Tōru Nakamura (actor)|Tōru Nakamura]]
| music = [[Kenji Kawai]]
| cinematography = [[Akiko Ashizawa]]
| editing = Shuichi Kakesu
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'''''Unloved''''' is a 2001 Japanese romance film directed by [[Kunitoshi Manda]], starring [[Yoko Moriguchi]], [[Shunsuke Matsuoka]] and [[Tōru Nakamura (actor)|Tōru Nakamura]]. It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the [[2001 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/parallel-section-and-other-prizes/405770.article|title=Parallel section and other prizes|publisher=Screen Daily|date=May 22, 2001}}</ref>

==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==
* [[Yoko Moriguchi]] as Mitsuko Kageyama
* [[Shunsuke Matsuoka]] as Hiroshi Shimokawa
* [[Tōru Nakamura (actor)|Tōru Nakamura]] as Eiji Katsuno

==Reception==
Jonathan Crow of [[Allmovie]] gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "''Unloved'' is uninvolving and overly talky."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/unloved-v249672/review|title=Unloved (2001)|publisher=Allmovie|first=Jonathan|last=Crow|date=}}</ref> David Stratton of the ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine said, "[Moriguchi] gives a good performance as the exacting heroine, while Nakamura and Matsuoka lend solid support as the two wildly contrasted guys."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117798071?refcatid=31|title=Unloved - Film Reviews|publisher=Variety|first=David|last=Stratton|date=May 14, 2001}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0304874}}

[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Japanese romance films]]
[[Category:2000s romance films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kenji Kawai]]
[[Category:2000s Japanese films]]


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Latest revision as of 03:15, 20 May 2024

Unloved
Directed byKunitoshi Manda
Written byKunitoshi Manda
Tamami Manda
Produced byTakenori Sento
StarringYoko Moriguchi
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Tōru Nakamura
CinematographyAkiko Ashizawa
Edited byShuichi Kakesu
Music byKenji Kawai
Release date
  • May 25, 2001 (2001-05-25) (Japan)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Unloved is a 2001 Japanese romance film directed by Kunitoshi Manda, starring Yoko Moriguchi, Shunsuke Matsuoka and Tōru Nakamura. It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

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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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Reception

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Jonathan Crow of Allmovie gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Unloved is uninvolving and overly talky."[2] David Stratton of the Variety magazine said, "[Moriguchi] gives a good performance as the exacting heroine, while Nakamura and Matsuoka lend solid support as the two wildly contrasted guys."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Parallel section and other prizes". Screen Daily. May 22, 2001.
  2. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Unloved (2001)". Allmovie.
  3. ^ Stratton, David (May 14, 2001). "Unloved - Film Reviews". Variety.
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