| Begging for Love | |
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 DVD cover for Begging for Love (1998) | |
| Directed by | Hideyuki Hirayama[1] |
| Written by | Harumi Shimoda (novel) Wui Sin Chong (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Tadamichi Abe Sadatoshi Fujimine Hideyuki Takai |
| Starring | Mieko Harada |
| Cinematography | Kozo Shibasaki |
| Edited by | Akimasa Kawashima |
| Music by | Akira Senju |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese、Taiwanese Hokkien |
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.[2][3] It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[4]
- ^ Infobox data from 愛を乞うひと (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009. and Ai o kou hito (1998) at IMDb
- ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Awards for Ai o kou hito (1998)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.