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The Heart (1955)
120 min | Drama

The Heart (1955)

120 min | Drama

At the end of the Meiji era a young student befriends an older man who, as a proof of trust but also as a kind of exorcism, entrusts him with his secret, a story about jealousy, betrayal, shame, and guilt.

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Writers

Keiji Hasebe | Katsuhito Inomata | Sôseki Natsume (novel) (as Soseki Natsume)

Producer

Masayuki Takagi

Composers

Yasushi Akutagawa | Masao Ôki

Cinematographers

Kumenobu Fujioka | Takeo Itô

Editor

Masanori Tsujii

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 31, 1955

Release date

Aug 24, 2001 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Masayuki Mori Nobuchi Nobuchi See fewer	Rashomon (1950)
Michiyo Aratama Nobuchi's wife Nobuchi's wife See fewer	The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Tatsuya Mihashi Kaji Kaji See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Shôji Yasui Hioki Hioki See fewer	Shôkon no okite (1959)
Tanie Kitabayashi Hioki's mother Hioki's mother See fewer	Dai yûkai (1991)
Akiko Tamura Widow Widow See fewer	Boyhood (1951)
Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru Hioki's father Hioki's father See fewer	Kwaidan (1964)
Tsutomu Shimomoto Hioki's elder brother Hioki's elder brother See fewer	Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Masami Shimojô Broker Broker See fewer	Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
Akira Hisamatsu Travelling monk Travelling monk See fewer	Branded to Kill (1967)
Tomoko Naraoka Kume Kume See fewer	Ponyo (2008)
Zenji Yamada Nobuchi's uncle Nobuchi's uncle See fewer	Gappa the Triphibian Monster (1967)
Keiji Itami Kaji's father Kaji's father See fewer	Botan to ryu (1970)
Kiyoshi Kamoda Doctor Doctor See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Nobuo Kawakami Undertaker Undertaker See fewer	Ore wa jigoku e yuku (1961)
Kaoru Yamamoto Lady of the lodgings Lady of the lodgings See fewer	Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)