The Heart (1955)
1955 · 2h 0m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Natsume Sōseki, Katsuhito Inomata, Keiji Hasebe
Music by: Yasushi Akutagawa, Masao Oki
Cinematography: Takeo Itō
Editor: Masanori Tsujii
Cast
Masayuki Mori as NobuchiMichiyo Aratama as Shizu, Nobuchi's wifeTatsuya Mihashi as KajiShōji Yasui as Hioki JiroTanie Kitabayashi as Hioki's motherAkiko Tamura as Shizu's motherMutsuhiko Tsurumaru as Hioki's fatherTsutomu Shimomoto as Hioki's elder brotherMasami Shimojō as Employment agentTomoko Naraoka as Kume, the maidAkira Hisamatsu as Travelling monkZenji Yamada as Nobuchi's uncleMore like this
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