Unloved is a 2001 Japanese romance film directed by Kunitoshi Manda in his directorial debut, 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.
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Plot
Mitsuko (Yoko Moriguchi), a young woman, becomes involved with Hiroshi (Shunsuke Matsuoka), a poor young man who lives downstairs in the same apartment building, and Eiji (Tōru Nakamura), 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 Variety magazine said, "[Moriguchi] gives a good performance as the exacting heroine, while Nakamura and Matsuoka lend solid support as the two wildly contrasted guys."