Kunitoshi MANDA
Unloved
Nippon Cinema ª
Mitsuko is a young, reserved and very pragmatic thinking woman who knows exactly what she wants. As long as she herself can stand by what she does, she doesn't care about the opinions of others. She appears simply dressed and is not impressed by money and compliments. The businessman Eiji is so fascinated by Mitsuko's manner that he wants to get to know her better. She agrees, but when Eiji starts to put her in sinfully expensive designer clothes and take her to posh restaurants, she distances herself from him. She feels more attracted to her new neighbor Hiroshi, who works as a parcel driver, plays guitar and otherwise just lives for the day. Soon the two are a couple, but Hiroshi doesn't let go of the question why Mitsuko rejected the life in luxury with Eiji. He decides to visit Eiji to find out his own position...
Japan 2001
117 minutes
Director
Kunitoshi MANDA
Script
Kunitoshi MANDA, Tamami MANDA
Cinematography
Akiko ASHIZAWA
Music
Kenji KAWAI
Production
Suncent CinemaWorks
Distribution
Pegasos
About Kunitoshi MANDA
Kunitoshi MANDA, born in 1956, first worked as a screenwriter, among others for Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, before making his internationally acclaimed debut in 2001 with UNLOVED. He teaches at the Film School of Tokyo.