Lonely Heart (1981 film)

For the 1985 Japanese film, see Lonely Heart (1985 film).

Lonely Heart
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Screenplay by	Shinya Hidaka Kon Ichikawa Ikuko Oyabu
Based on	Lady, Lady I Did It 1961 novel by Ed McBain
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	1981 (1981) (Japan)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

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.

External links

• Lonely Heart at IMDb
• Lonely Heart at the TCM Movie Database