Lonely Heart
1981 · 105 min · ★ 8.3 · Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
Directed by Kon Ichikawa · Written by Shinya Hidaka
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