Begging for Love | |
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Directed by | Hideyuki Hirayama [1] |
Written by |
Harumi Shimoda (novel) Wui Sin Chong (screenplay) |
Produced by | Tadamichi Abe Sadatoshi Fujimine Hideyuki Takai |
Starring | Mieko Harada |
Cinematography | Kozo Shibasaki |
Edited by | Akimasa Kawashima |
Music by | Akira Senju |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Begging for Love (愛を乞うひと, Ai o Kou Hito) is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was Japan's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. [2] [3] It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. [4]
A television special drama (tanpatsu) remake, starring Ryoko Shinohara, Alice Hirose, Takaya Kamikawa and Rio Suzuki was broadcast on NTV on 11 January 2017.