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For the 1985 Japanese film, see Lonely Heart (1985 film). 1981 Japanese 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, based upon the 1961 American novel Lady, Lady I Did It in Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series. 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

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Cast

Reception

The New York Times said the film is moderately successful but the characterizations lack depth and detail.

References

Quandt, James (2001). Kon Ichikawa. Cinematheque Ontario. p. 429-437. ISBN 0-9682969-3-9.
Phillips, Alastair; Stringer, Julian (2007). Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts. Routledge. pp. 149–151. ISBN 9781134334223.
Maslin, Janet. "Kofuku: Japan's 'Lonely Heart'." 18 September 1982. New York Times, The.
"幸福". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
"幸福". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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

v t e Films directed by Kon Ichikawa
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (1947) The Heart (1955) The Burmese Harp (1956) The Hole (1957) Conflagration (1958) Odd Obsession (1959) Fires on the Plain (1959) A Woman's Testament (1960) Her Brother (1960) Ten Dark Women (1961) Being Two Isn't Easy (1962) An Actor's Revenge (1963) Alone Across the Pacific (1963) Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Topo Gigio and the Missile War (1967) To Love Again (1971) The Wanderers (1973) Visions of Eight (1973) The Inugami Family (1976) Queen Bee (1978) Phoenix (1978) The House of Hanging (1979) Ancient City (1980) Lonely Heart (1981) The Makioka Sisters (1983) Ohan (1984) The Burmese Harp (1985) Princess from the Moon (1987) The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi (1993) 47 Ronin (1994) Dora-heita (2000) The Inugamis (2006)

Films directed by Kon Ichikawa

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho (1947)
The Heart (1955)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
The Hole (1957)
Conflagration (1958)
Odd Obsession (1959)
Fires on the Plain (1959)
A Woman's Testament (1960)
Her Brother (1960)
Ten Dark Women (1961)
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Topo Gigio and the Missile War (1967)
To Love Again (1971)
The Wanderers (1973)
Visions of Eight (1973)
The Inugami Family (1976)
Queen Bee (1978)
Phoenix (1978)
The House of Hanging (1979)
Ancient City (1980)
Lonely Heart (1981)
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Ohan (1984)
The Burmese Harp (1985)
Princess from the Moon (1987)
The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi (1993)
47 Ronin (1994)
Dora-heita (2000)
The Inugamis (2006)

Works by Evan Hunter

Novels

87th Precinct series	Cop Hater (1956) The Mugger (1956) Killer's Payoff (1958) King's Ransom (1959) Shotgun (1969)
Others	Rocket to Luna (1953) Last Summer (1968) Criminal Conversation (1994)

Short stories

"On the Sidewalk Bleeding" (1956)

Nonfiction

Me and Hitch (1997)

Screenplays

Strangers When We Meet (1960)
The Birds (1963)
Fuzz (1972)
Walk Proud (1979)
The Chisholms (1979–80)
The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1982)
Dream West (1986)

Adaptations

Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Cop Hater (1958)
87th Precinct (1961–62)
High and Low (1963)
Mister Buddwing (1966)
Last Summer (1969)
Without Apparent Motive (1971)
Fuzz (1972)
Blood Relatives (1978)
Lonely Heart (1981)
High and Low (TBA)

v t e Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film
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