Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2001
Unloved
Buy Unloved now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Unloved' is a 2001 Japanese romance film directed by Kunitoshi Manda, starring Yoko Moriguchi, Shunsuke Matsuoka and Tru Nakamura. It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Mitsuko (Yoko Moriguchi), a young woman, becomes involved with Hiroshi (Shunsuke Matsuoka), a poor young man who lives her downstairs, and Eiji (Tru Nakamura), a rich entrepreneur.
Cast
* Yoko Moriguchi as Mitsuko Kageyama
* Shunsuke Matsuoka as Hiroshi Shimokawa
* Tru Nakamura as Eiji Katsumo
Reception
Jonathan Crow of Allmovie gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "'Unloved' is uninvolving and overly talky." 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."
References
Buy Unloved now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2001