Unloved

Unloved is a 2001 Japanese romance film directed by Kunitoshi Manda, starring Yoko Moriguchi, Shunsuke Matsuoka and Tōru Nakamura. It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

Mitsuko, a young woman, becomes involved with Hiroshi, a poor young man who lives her downstairs, and Eiji, a rich entrepreneur.

Cast

Yoko Moriguchi as Mitsuko Kageyama
Shunsuke Matsuoka as Hiroshi Shimokawa
Tōru Nakamura as Eiji Katsuno

Reception

Jonathan Crow of Allmovie gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Unloved is uninvolving and overly talky." David Stratton of the Variety magazine said, " gives a good performance as the exacting heroine, while Nakamura and Matsuoka lend solid support as the two wildly contrasted guys."