A Lonesome Lady (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, A Lonesome Lady is a notable film directed by Masanori Kudo, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. A career woman who is a project leader at an urban development company. She gives orders to her subordinates efficiently and speaks frankly to the president. In fact, she used to have an affair with the president, but her high sense of elitism became an obstacle and the relationship has now ended. However, because of her high sense of elitism, no man talks to her in a friendly manner anymore, and she is a lonely "solo person" in her daily life. One day, while drinking alone at a bar, she meets a cool-looking man, but he is a member of the Yakuza. The man has been entrusted by the gang with managing the women who are prostituting themselves as streetwalkers in the area. Drunk, she walks through the streetwalker area. The man says to her, "Lonely elite lady, why don't you try selling yourself?" and she says, "I'll do it." From there, she begins her double life, day and night. However, one day, one of the women standing in the area is brutally murdered, and the problem begins to spread...

Who’s in it. A Lonesome Lady stars Anri Suzuki as Shiori Sugimura, Mayuko Sasaki as Haruko, Kazuaki Fukazawa as Kenji Okada and Seiji Nakamitsu as Shigeyuki Sanada, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, A Lonesome Lady has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Lonesome Lady page.