Drama · Japan · 1955 · 2h 0m

The Heart

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The Heart poster
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Masayuki Mori as Nobuchi Michiyo Aratama as Shizu, Nobuchi's wife Tatsuya Mihashi as Kaji Shōji Yasui as Hioki Jiro Tanie Kitabayashi as Hioki's mother Akiko Tamura as Shizu's mother
Crew
Takeo Itō — Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii — Editor Masao Oki — Original Music Composer Yasushi Akutagawa — Original Music Composer Keiji Hasebe — Screenplay Katsuhito Inomata — Screenplay
Synopsis

In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained relationship stemming from an unknown incident in their past.

Key Collaborators
Kon Ichikawa Director Takeo Itō Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii Editor Masao Oki Original Music Composer Yasushi Akutagawa Original Music Composer Keiji Hasebe Screenplay Katsuhito Inomata Screenplay Natsume Sōseki Novel Masayuki Takagi Producer
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