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Love the Hard Way

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.

Rating: NONE

Running Time: 159 mins.

Additional Notes: dialogue Japanese, subtitled English

Country Of Origin: Japan

starring: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Ken Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Shirou Namiki, Sayako Nakoshi

director: Sion Sono

17-year-old Noriko Shimabara, a runaway in Tokyo, gets involved with Kumiko, a friend from the mysterious cult website haikyo.com, just prior to a string of suicides occur that are linked to the site.

Director

Noriko Shimabara

Kumiko

Tetsuzo Shimabara

Yuka Shimbara

Ikeda