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The Heart (こころ, Kokoro) is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the 1914 novel Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki.[1][2][3][4]

The Heart
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Written by	Keiji Hasebe Katsuhito Inomata Natsume Sōseki (novel)
Produced by	Masayuki Takagi
Starring	Masayuki Mori Michiyo Aratama
Cinematography	Takeo Ito Kumenobu Fujioka
Edited by	Masanori Tsujii
Music by	Yasushi Akutagawa Masao Ōki
Production company	Nikkatsu
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release date	31 August 1955 (1955-08-31) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time	122 minutes[1][2]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

Student Hioki befriends an elder man, Nobuchi, and his wife Shizu, who live a reclusive life in their Tokyo home. A shadow of the past hangs over the couple in the shape of a long deceased friend, Kaji, whose grave Nobuchi regularly visits. Nobuchi slowly opens up to Hioki, who sees in him his tutor and addresses him as "sensei", explaining his distrust in people with his relatives' past attempt to withhold him of his share of his parents' inheritance. Hioki travels back to his hometown in the countryside, where his father is in a critical condition. Nobuchi writes a long letter to Hioki, his "testament", in which he recounts his friendship to Kaji, which he ultimately betrayed over their mutual love for Shizu, resulting in Kaji's suicide. When Hioki receives the letter, he hurries to Nobuchi's home, only to learn that Nobuchi has taken his own life.

Cast

• Masayuki Mori – Nobuchi, called "sensei"
• Michiyo Aratama – Shizu, Nobuchi's wife
• Tatsuya Mihashi – Kaji
• Shōji Yasui – Hioki
• Tanie Kitabayashi – Hioki's mother
• Akiko Tamura – Widow
• Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru – Hioki's father
• Tsutomu Shimomoto – Hioki's elder brother
• Masami Shimojō – Broker
• Akira Hisamatsu – Travelling monk
• Tomoko Naraoka – Kume
• Zenji Yamada – Nobuchi's uncle
• Keiji Itami – Kaji's father
• Kiyoshi Kamoda – Doctor

References

External links

• The Heart at IMDb

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