A Dedicated Life
1994, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Hara.
A profile of the controversial novelist Mitsuharu Inoue, filmed during the last years of his life.
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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A Dedicated Life is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 22 September 1994
- Original title
- 全身小説家
- Country
- Japan
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A Dedicated Life runs 157 minutes (2h 37m).
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A Dedicated Life is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Dedicated Life?
A Dedicated Life (1994) was directed by Kazuo Hara and stars Mitsuharu Inoue, Hiroshi Noma, Jakucho Setouchi.