Begging for Love (Japanese: 愛を乞うひと, Hepburn: Ai o Kou Hito) is a 1998 Japanese drama 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. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
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Cast
Mieko Harada: Terue Yamaoka
Maho Nonami: Migusa Yamaoka
Fumiyo Kohinata
Mami Kumagai
Jun Kunimura: Saburo Wachi
Naomi Nishida
Tsuyoshi Ujiki: Takenori Wachi
Yuji Nakamura
Moro Morooka
Kiichi Nakai: Fumio Chin
Ai Koinuma: Terue Yamaoka, aged 5
2017 television drama remake
A television special drama (tanpatsu) remake, starring Ryoko Shinohara, Alice Hirose, Takaya Kamikawa and Rio Suzuki, was broadcast on NTV on 11 January 2017.