Begging for Love (愛を乞うひと, Ai o Kou Hito) is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama.

It was Japan's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

[2][3] It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

[4] A television special drama (tanpatsu) remake, starring Ryoko Shinohara, Alice Hirose, Takaya Kamikawa and Rio Suzuki was broadcast on NTV on 11 January 2017.

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