The Heart (こころ) 68 years old

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.

Credits

The Heart Cast

Name Character
Masayuki Mori He was 44, 62 years old when he died as Nobuchi
Michiyo Aratama She was 25, 71 years old when she died as Shizu, Nobuchi's wife
Tatsuya Mihashi He was 31, 80 years old when he died as Kaji
Tomoko Naraoka She was 25, now 94 years old as Kume, the maid
Tanie Kitabayashi She was 44, 98 years old when she died as Hioki's mother
Masami Shimojô He was 40, 88 years old when he died as Employment agent
Akiko Tamura She was 49, 77 years old when she died as Shizu's mother
Shôji Yasui He was 27, now 95 years old as Hioki Jiro
Tsutomu Shimomoto He was 37, 83 years old when he died as Hioki's elder brother
Akira Hisamatsu as Travelling monk
Zenji Yamada as Nobuchi's uncle
Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru as Hioki's father

The Heart Crew

Name Department
Masanori Tsujii as Editor. Editing
Kazumi Koike as Art Direction. He was 3 (now 72) years old Art
Toshio Masuda as Assistant Director. He was 27 (now 96) years old Directing
Keiji Hasebe as Screenplay. He was 40 (now 109) years old Writing
Kon Ichikawa as Director. He was 39 (92) years old when He died Directing
Takeo Itō as Director of Photography. He was 66 (75) years old when He died Camera
Natsume Sōseki as Novel. He was 88 (49) years old when He died Writing
Katsuhito Inomata as Screenplay. He was 44 (68) years old when He died Writing
Masayuki Takagi as Producer. He was 49 (72) years old when He died Production
Yasushi Akutagawa as Original Music Composer. He was 30 (64) years old when He died Sound
Masao Oki as Original Music Composer. Sound
The Heart poster
The Heart (68 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 31, 1955
  • Runtime: 120 minutes