The Hungry Lion (film)

The Hungry Lion (Japanese: 飢えたライオン) is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Takaomi Ogata [ja], starring Urara Matsubayashi, Atomu Mizuishi, Mariko Tsutsui, Nanami Hidaka [ja] and Sakiko Kato.

The Hungry Lion
Directed byTakaomi Ogata [ja]
Written byTakaomi Ogata
Fuki Ikeda
Produced byTakaomi Ogata
Hiroyuki Onogawa
Starring
CinematographyKenichi Negishi
Edited byYumi Sawai
Music byMakoto Tanaka
Production
company
Paranoid Kitchen
Distributed byGeta Films
Release dates
  • 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) (Tokyo International Film Festival)
  • 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) (Japan)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

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Release

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The film premiered at the 2017 Tokyo International Film Festival on 27 October.[1]

Reception

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Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called the film a "timely critique that will doubtless fall on deaf ears."[2]

Mark Schilling of The Japan Times rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote that with "cool restraint and precision" it "illustrates the process by which the internet destroys, celebrates and forgets a young life touched by scandal."[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schilling, Mark (19 September 2018). "'The Hungry Lion': A nuanced account of the social media nightmare we all fear". The Japan Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Lowe, Justin (7 December 2018). "'The Hungry Lion' ('Ueta Lion'): Film Review | Hawaii 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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