His Lost Name

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His Lost Name

2019

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4 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

Aug 23, 2020

Nanako Hirose reveals the abundance of potential she has, a potential that will surely come to full realization in her future cinematographical narratives.

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James Marsh

South China Morning Post

Apr 24, 2019

0.5/5

Frequently mistaking emptiness for poignancy, obfuscation for complexity, His Lost Name is a gruelling ordeal, utterly devoid of meaningful symbolism or subtext.

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Feb 20, 2019

"His Lost Name" does not manage to stand out (not much at least) from the plethora of similar films released in Japan, but still remains a hopeful debut, and a film that will satisfy most fans of the Japanese contemporary drama.

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James Hadfield

Japan Times

Jan 10, 2019

3/5

It's just a shame that Hirose's tale of mutually assured deception never seems to get out of second gear. A story this juicy shouldn't leave you feeling only half full.

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Karen G

@KarenOC Jan 13, 2019

Man willing to overlook boy's history to get love.

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Nanako Hirose

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Kaoru Kobayashi

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Yûya Yagira

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Young Dais

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Director: Nanako Hirose

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