Kofuku (film)

Kofuku (幸福), also known as "Lonely Heart", is a 1981 Japanese mystery film directed by Kon Ichikawa, based upon the 1961 American novel Lady, Lady I Did It in Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series. The film stars Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima and Rie Nakahara in a police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.

Cast

 * Yutaka Mizutani
 * Toshiyuki Nagashima
 * Mitsuko Kusabue
 * Akiji Kobayashi
 * Fujio Tsuneda
 * Rie Nakahara
 * Noboru Mitani
 * Kei Tani
 * Jun Hamamura
 * Etsuko Ichihara

Reception
The New York Times said the film is moderately successful but the characterizations lack depth and detail.