The Heart

Meiji autumn meets a manga heartbreak as a student burrows into a mismatched couple’s polite silence only to find their honeymoon photos hide a single, unspoken scar. The film treasures its quiet devastation carried by an actor who looks like he could break in half. A 1955 shōshimin eiga etched in modest close-ups.

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Kon Ichikawa directed The Heart in 1955. See Kon Ichikawa's full filmography, where to start with Kon Ichikawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kon Ichikawa.

The Heart was released in 1955 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.