Shitsurakuen

19971997
1h 59m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

634

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47,852

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Hitomi Kuroki and Kôji Yakusho in Shitsurakuen (1997)

Drama Romance

Rinko, the wife of an easily irritable, reputable doctor and Sholchiro, a veteran newspaper reporter have made choices in the course of their lives so that their future seems to have been fu... Read allRinko, the wife of an easily irritable, reputable doctor and Sholchiro, a veteran newspaper reporter have made choices in the course of their lives so that their future seems to have been fully established. Both are stuck in a little job that appeals to the imagination and a blis... Read allRinko, the wife of an easily irritable, reputable doctor and Sholchiro, a veteran newspaper reporter have made choices in the course of their lives so that their future seems to have been fully established. Both are stuck in a little job that appeals to the imagination and a blissful marriage. Everything changes on the day they meet by chance and fall in love immediat... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

634

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

47,852

4,869

Director
- Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers
- Kyoko Morinaga
- Junichi Watanabe(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 11 wins & 11 nominations

Soundtracks
One Way Ticket (To The Blues)
By Hank Hunter & Jack Keller

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7/10

Looks great with good acting but slow and dull story.

"Lost Paradise" is beautifully filmed and the two lead actors do a great job. Unfortunately, the story line is very slow and boring. But I do like the ending even thought others I've talked to didn't. As you probably all know this movie inspired a hit serial drama on Japanese TV. However, I never got a chance to watch the TV show so I don't know if the TV show was better than the movie. If you're in Japan and this movie is shown on TV it's worth watching (which is where I saw it) but I probably wouldn't bother renting it.

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