Heart, Beating in the Dark

Synopsis

This new version of Nagasaki's Yami utsu shinzô (1982) is neither a remake nor a sequel. It is both those things, and at the same time it is also a documentary, a portrait of the consequences of passing time, and an occasionally very funny reflection on what the hell the point is of all this filmmaking business anyway. Shigeru Muroi and Takashi Naito, back then young hopefuls willing to take chances, now among the most established and recognisable actors in Japan, return to play the roles they assumed in the 1982 film, each of their characters having gone their own way. Alongside, another young couple (Honda and the ever-brilliant Eguchi) find themselves in the exact same situation as their older counterparts 25 years earlier. Their paths cross, an opportunity arises: for the elder two to redeem part of their own lives, for the younger couple to find a helping hand in their darkest hour.

Main Cast

Takashi Naito

Ringo

Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%

Shigeru Muroi

Inako

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Shoichi Honda

Toru

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Noriko Eguchi

Yuki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 91%

Shunichi Nagasaki

Director

Age : 68 | Popularity : 5%

Kaori Mizushima

Ritsuko

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Tarô Suwa

Shimamoto

Age : 69 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Yoshihiko Higashi Satashi Kuono Shiro Sasaki
Sound	Music	Yoshihide Otomo
Editing	Editor	Sumiyo Mitsuhashi
Writing	Screenplay	Shunichi Nagasaki
Camera	Director of Photography	Masami Tuomoto
Directing	Director	Shunichi Nagasaki
Art	Production Design	Yohei Taneda
Department	Role	Name

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