The Heart

Directed by Kon Ichikawa
1955    2hDrama
7.489%6.8
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.

Where to Watch The Heart

  • Masayuki MoriNobuchi
  • Michiyo AratamaShizu, Nobuchi's wife
  • Tatsuya MihashiKaji
  • Shōji YasuiHioki Jiro
  • Tanie KitabayashiHioki's mother
  • Akiko TamuraShizu's mother
  • Mutsuhiko TsurumaruHioki's father
  • Tsutomu ShimomotoHioki's elder brother
  • Masami ShimojōEmployment agent
  • Tomoko NaraokaKume, the maid
  • Akira HisamatsuTravelling monk
  • Zenji YamadaNobuchi's uncle
  • Keiji ItamiKaji's father
  • Kiyoshi KamodaDoctor
  • Nobuo KawakamiUndertaker
  • Kaoru YamamotoLady of the lodgings
  • Kon IchikawaDirector
  • Natsume SōsekiNovel
  • Katsuhito InomataScreenplay
  • Keiji HasebeScreenplay

The Heart Ratings & Reviews

The Heart Trivia

The Heart was released on August 31, 1955.

The Heart was directed by Kon Ichikawa.

The Heart has a runtime of 2h.

The Heart was produced by Masayuki Takagi.

The key characters in The Heart are Nobuchi (Masayuki Mori), Shizu, Nobuchi's wife (Michiyo Aratama), Kaji (Tatsuya Mihashi).

The Heart is a Drama film.

The Heart has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.

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