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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: PG

Running Time: 98 mins.

Additional Notes: dialogue Japanese

Country Of Origin: Japan

starring: Sachiko Murase, Hisashi Igawa, Narumi Kayashima, Tomoko Ohtakara, Mitsunori Isaki, Toshie Negishi, Choichiro Kawarasaki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Mie Suzuki, Richard Gere

director: Akira Kurosawa

The story reflects on the economic wars between the United States and Japan and the aftermath of the bombing of Nagasaki, by focusing on three generations of two related families: an American family of pineapple growers in Hawaii and a Japanese family living outside Nagasaki.

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Sachiko Murase

Kane--the Grandmother

Hisashi Igawa

Tadao--Kane's Son

Narumi Kayashima

Machiko-- Tadao's Wife

Tomoko Ohtakara

Tami--Tadao's Daughter

Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro--Tadao's Son