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1998 Japanese film

Begging for Love
DVD cover for Begging for Love (1998)
Directed by	Hideyuki Hirayama
Written by	Harumi Shimoda (novel) Wui Sin Chong (screenplay)
Produced by	Tadamichi Abe Sadatoshi Fujimine Hideyuki Takai
Starring	Mieko Harada
Cinematography	Kozo Shibasaki
Edited by	Akimasa Kawashima
Music by	Akira Senju
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	26 September 1998 (1998-09-26)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese、Taiwanese Hokkien

Begging for Love (愛を乞うひと, Ai o Kou Hito) is a 1998 Japanese 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.

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.

References

Infobox data from 愛を乞うひと (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009. and Ai o kou hito (1998) at IMDb
"List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
"45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
"Awards for Ai o kou hito (1998)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.

External links

Ai o kou hito (1998) at IMDb
Begging for Love at AllMovie
愛を乞うひと (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
愛を乞うひと (in Japanese). walkerplus.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
愛を乞うひと(1998) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
愛を乞うひと (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 16 May 2009.

v t e Films directed by Hideyuki Hirayama
Maria's Stomach (1990) The Games Teachers Play (1992) Human Scramble -RAIN- (1993) Playing with Good Children (1994) School Ghost Stories (1995) Haunted School 2 (1996) Begging for Love (1998) Haunted School 4 (1999) Turn (2001) The Laughing Frog (2002) Out (2002) Samurai Resurrection (2003) Lady Joker (2004) Talk, Talk, Talk (2007) Three for the Road (2007) Forget Me Not (2010) Sword of Desperation (2010) Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)

Films directed by Hideyuki Hirayama

v t e Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Film
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) The Incident (1978) Vengeance Is Mine (1979) Zigeunerweisen (1980) Station (1981) Fall Guy (1982) The Ballad of Narayama (1983) The Funeral (1984) Gray Sunset (1985) House on Fire (1986) A Taxing Woman (1987) The Silk Road (1988) Black Rain (1989) Childhood Days (1990) My Sons (1991) Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) A Class to Remember (1993) Crest of Betrayal (1994) A Last Note (1995) Shall We Dance? (1996) Princess Mononoke (1997) Begging for Love (1998) Poppoya (1999) After the Rain (2000) Spirited Away (2001) The Twilight Samurai (2002) When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) Half a Confession (2004) Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) Hula Girls (2006) Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) Departures (2008) Shizumanu Taiyō (2009) Confessions (2010) Rebirth (2011) The Kirishima Thing (2012) The Great Passage (2013) The Eternal Zero (2014) Our Little Sister (2015) Shin Godzilla (2016) The Third Murder (2017) Shoplifters (2018) The Journalist (2019) Midnight Swan (2020) Drive My Car (2021) A Man (2022) Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Film

The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
The Incident (1978)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Zigeunerweisen (1980)
Station (1981)
Fall Guy (1982)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Funeral (1984)
Gray Sunset (1985)
House on Fire (1986)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
The Silk Road (1988)
Black Rain (1989)
Childhood Days (1990)
My Sons (1991)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
A Class to Remember (1993)
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
A Last Note (1995)
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Begging for Love (1998)
Poppoya (1999)
After the Rain (2000)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
Half a Confession (2004)
Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Hula Girls (2006)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Departures (2008)
Shizumanu Taiyō (2009)
Confessions (2010)
Rebirth (2011)
The Kirishima Thing (2012)
The Great Passage (2013)
The Eternal Zero (2014)
Our Little Sister (2015)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
The Third Murder (2017)
Shoplifters (2018)
The Journalist (2019)
Midnight Swan (2020)
Drive My Car (2021)
A Man (2022)
Godzilla Minus One (2023)

v t e Japanese submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1951–1980	Rashomon (1951) Gate of Hell (1954) Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1955) The Burmese Harp (1956) Aruse (1957) The Ballad of Narayama (1958) Fires on the Plain (1959) Late Autumn (1960) Immortal Love (1961) Being Two Isn't Easy (1962) Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) Woman in the Dunes (1964) Kwaidan (1965) Lake of Tears (1966) Portrait of Chieko (1967) The Sands of Kurobe (1968) Profound Desires of the Gods (1969) The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970) Dodes'ka-den (1971) Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972) Coup d'État (1973) The Fossil (1974) Sandakan No. 8 (1975) Mount Hakkoda (1977) Empire of Passion (1978) Gassan (1979) Kagemusha (1980)
1981–2000	Muddy River (1981) Onimasa (1982) Antarctica (1983) MacArthur's Children (1984) Gray Sunset (1985) Final Take (1986) Zegen (1987) Hope and Pain (1988) Rikyu (1989) The Sting of Death (1990) Rhapsody in August (1991) The Oil-Hell Murder (1992) Madadayo (1993) Pom Poko (1994) Deep River (1995) Gakko II (1996) Princess Mononoke (1997) Begging for Love (1998) Poppoya (1999) After the Rain (2000)
2001–2020	Go (2001) Out (2002) The Twilight Samurai (2003) Nobody Knows (2004) Blood and Bones (2005) Hula Girls (2006) I Just Didn't Do It (2007) Departures (2008) Nobody to Watch Over Me (2009) Confessions (2010) Postcard (2011) Our Homeland (2012) The Great Passage (2013) The Light Shines Only There (2014) 100 Yen Love (2015) Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (2016) Her Love Boils Bathwater (2017) Shoplifters (2018) Weathering with You (2019) True Mothers (2020)
2021–present	Drive My Car (2021) Plan 75 (2022) Perfect Days (2023) Cloud (2024)

v t e Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
Aru yo no Tonosama (1946) Ima Hitotabi no (1947) Drunken Angel (1948) Late Spring (1949) Until We Meet Again (1950) Repast (1951) Ikiru (1952) An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) Floating Clouds (1955) Mahiru no ankoku (1956) The Rice People (1957) The Ballad of Narayama (1958) Kiku to Isamu (1959) Her Brother (1960) A Soldier's Prayer (1961) Harakiri (1962) High and Low (1963) Woman in the Dunes (1964) Red Beard (1965) The Great White Tower (1966) Samurai Rebellion (1967) The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968) Double Suicide (1969) Where Spring Comes Late (1970) Silence (1971) The Long Darkness (1972) Tsugaru Folk Song (1973) Castle of Sand (1974) The Fossil (1975) Fumō Chitai (1976) The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) The Incident (1978) Nomugi Pass (1979) Kagemusha (1980) Muddy River (1981) Fall Guy (1982) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) W's Tragedy (1984) Ran (1985) The Sea and Poison (1986) A Taxing Woman (1987) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Black Rain (1989) Childhood Days (1990) My Sons (1991) Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) All Under the Moon (1993) A Dedicated Life (1994) A Last Note (1995) Shall We Dance? (1996) Princess Mononoke (1997) Begging for Love (1998) Poppoya (1999) Face (2000) Spirited Away (2001) The Twilight Samurai (2002) Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) Blood and Bones (2004) Break Through! (2005) Sway (2006) I Just Didn't Do It (2007) Departures (2008) The Unbroken (2009) Villain (2010) Postcard (2011) A Terminal Trust (2012) The Great Passage (2013) My Man (2014) Three Stories of Love (2015) Shin Godzilla (2016) Hanagatami (2017) Shoplifters (2018) Listen to the Universe (2019) Mother (2020) Drive My Car (2021) Small, Slow But Steady (2022) Okiku and the World (2023)

Mainichi Film Award for Best Film

Aru yo no Tonosama (1946)
Ima Hitotabi no (1947)
Drunken Angel (1948)
Late Spring (1949)
Until We Meet Again (1950)
Repast (1951)
Ikiru (1952)
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Floating Clouds (1955)
Mahiru no ankoku (1956)
The Rice People (1957)
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Kiku to Isamu (1959)
Her Brother (1960)
A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Harakiri (1962)
High and Low (1963)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Red Beard (1965)
The Great White Tower (1966)
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968)
Double Suicide (1969)
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
Silence (1971)
The Long Darkness (1972)
Tsugaru Folk Song (1973)
Castle of Sand (1974)
The Fossil (1975)
Fumō Chitai (1976)
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
The Incident (1978)
Nomugi Pass (1979)
Kagemusha (1980)
Muddy River (1981)
Fall Guy (1982)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
W's Tragedy (1984)
Ran (1985)
The Sea and Poison (1986)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Black Rain (1989)
Childhood Days (1990)
My Sons (1991)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
All Under the Moon (1993)
A Dedicated Life (1994)
A Last Note (1995)
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Begging for Love (1998)
Poppoya (1999)
Face (2000)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003)
Blood and Bones (2004)
Break Through! (2005)
Sway (2006)
I Just Didn't Do It (2007)
Departures (2008)
The Unbroken (2009)
Villain (2010)
Postcard (2011)
A Terminal Trust (2012)
The Great Passage (2013)
My Man (2014)
Three Stories of Love (2015)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Hanagatami (2017)
Shoplifters (2018)
Listen to the Universe (2019)
Mother (2020)
Drive My Car (2021)
Small, Slow But Steady (2022)
Okiku and the World (2023)

v t e Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Film
A Chaos of Flowers (1988) Black Rain (1989) Childhood Days (1990) My Sons (1991) Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) A Class to Remember (1993) Crest of Betrayal (1994) Sharaku (1995) Shall We Dance? (1996) Aisuru (1997) Begging for Love (1998) Poppoya (1999) 15 Sai Gakkō IV (2000) Spirited Away (2001) The Twilight Samurai (2002) Like Asura (2003) Blood and Bones (2004) Break Through! (2005) Hula Girls (2006) I Just Didn't Do It (2007) Departures (2008) Dear Doctor (2009) Villain (2010) Postcard (2011) A Terminal Trust (2012) The Great Passage (2013) The Eternal Zero (2014) Solomon's Perjury (2015) 64: Part I - Part II (2016) Wilderness (2017) Shoplifters (2018) The Journalist (2019) The Voice of Sin (ja) (2020) Drive My Car (2021) Anime Supremacy! (2022) The Moon (2023)

Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Film

A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
Black Rain (1989)
Childhood Days (1990)
My Sons (1991)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
A Class to Remember (1993)
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
Sharaku (1995)
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Aisuru (1997)
Begging for Love (1998)
Poppoya (1999)
15 Sai Gakkō IV (2000)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Like Asura (2003)
Blood and Bones (2004)
Break Through! (2005)
Hula Girls (2006)
I Just Didn't Do It (2007)
Departures (2008)
Dear Doctor (2009)
Villain (2010)
Postcard (2011)
A Terminal Trust (2012)
The Great Passage (2013)
The Eternal Zero (2014)
Solomon's Perjury (2015)
64: Part I - Part II (2016)
Wilderness (2017)
Shoplifters (2018)
The Journalist (2019)
The Voice of Sin (ja) (2020)
Drive My Car (2021)
Anime Supremacy! (2022)
The Moon (2023)

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