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Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

19816.01h 45m

Overview

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.

Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Written by Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Ikuko Ōyabu
Produced by Hitoshi Ogura, Toshio Sakamoto
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Top Cast

Yutaka Mizutani

Yutaka Mizutani

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Rie Nakahara

Rie Nakahara

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

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Eri Nagai

R

Rui Kuroda

Kei Tani

Kei Tani

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Themes & Keywords

murderpoliceman

About Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 1981 exploring themes of murder, policeman. Directed by Kon Ichikawa, it stars Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Rie Nakahara. A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.

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