Begging for Love (1998)

Original title

愛を乞うひと

Directed by

Hideyuki Hirayama

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman looks back on her difficult relationship with her abusive mother. The film examines how past trauma shapes her present life.

somberemotionalintimaterestrainedmelancholicpainfulreflectivecharacter-driven

What happens

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. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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