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Lowlife Love

Original title: Gesu no ai
  • 2015
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Lowlife Love (2015)
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Tetsuo (Kiyohiko Shibukawa) is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his 'artistic integrity'. He... Read allTetsuo (Kiyohiko Shibukawa) is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his 'artistic integrity'. He's a real loser. Despite being in his late 30s, he still lives with his mother and sister,... Read allTetsuo (Kiyohiko Shibukawa) is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his 'artistic integrity'. He's a real loser. Despite being in his late 30s, he still lives with his mother and sister, borrowing money off them and scrounging from all he comes in contact with. This includes ... Read all

  • Director
    • Eiji Uchida
  • Writer
    • Eiji Uchida
  • Stars
    • Masahiko Aoki
    • Masato Arai
    • Denden
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    477
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eiji Uchida
    • Writer
      • Eiji Uchida
    • Stars
      • Masahiko Aoki
      • Masato Arai
      • Denden
    • 4User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Masahiko Aoki
    Masato Arai
    • Naoki
    Denden
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    • Kida
    Kanji Furutachi
    Kanji Furutachi
    • Kano
    Yûmi Gotô
    • Hiromi
    Hariken
    Tomoko Hayakawa
    Aki Hiraoka
    • Miyuki
    Yoshihiko Hosoda
    Yoshihiko Hosoda
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    Nanami Kawakami
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    Hôka Kinoshita
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    Mayuko Kobayashi
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    Riko Matsui
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    Masaya Mimura
    Masaya Mimura
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    Mana Minamihisamitsu
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        By what the diresctor said at the Fantasia fest, the movie was shot in 8 days
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        Referenced in ARfRA: Why are Japanese films so extreme? (2018)

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      This is really not very happy
      This is really not very happy. I realise that this is titled as Lowlife Love but this is not at all as I imagined. What we soon have are a low level filmmaking people either porno or very small budget films which we in UK do not really have. The thing in Japan there is clearly a very good chance to make a film but at the same time some of the actors, especially young girls. So, not only 'lowlife' but people who take maybe as might be detestable characters and this simply may be exploitation and degradation, which it looks like here.
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      • Release date
        • August 18, 2016 (Germany)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
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      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Miłość z nizin
      • Production companies
        • Libertas
        • Third Window Films
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        • $60,000 (estimated)
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        1 hour 50 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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