Lowlife Love
The movie centers on thirty-something Tetsuo, an indie filmmaker with a minor hit many years back, who still lives with his mother and sister, borrowing money off them. One day, Tetsuo comes across a promising actress and a guy with an interesting screenplay.
27 August 1965, Fukui, Japan
22 February 1993, Tochigi, Japan
31 August 1978, Osaka, Japan
23 January 1950, Fukuoka, Japan
2 July 1974, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
April 24, 2017
The results, though at times a little broad, are a low-key, rough-cut metacinematic gem.
January 16, 2017
Mamoru's excruciating devotion to his friend is embodied perfectly in Hosoda's nuanced performance, where Tetsuo's confession of his love for cinema humanises his otherwise appalling behaviour.
