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Lonely Heart

1985 · 112 min

A wistful, playful teen romance that blurs daydream and reality, leaving a gentle ache of longing.

Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yasuko Tomita, Toshinori Omi, Yumiko Fujita
Overview
Lonely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another one mysteriously appears in his life. Is she a figment of his psyche, or is she real?

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Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yasuko Tomita, Toshinori Omi, Yumiko Fujita
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • obsession
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism5
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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