The Heart (1955) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1955 · 120 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Kon Ichikawa

Starring

Tanie Kitabayashi, Tatsuya Mihashi, Masayuki Mori, Michiyo Aratama, Nobuo Kawakami, Tomoko Naraoka

Set in the final months of the Meiji era, a compassionate student becomes acquainted with a married couple and is drawn into their lives. As the friendship deepens, he discovers an uneasy tension between them that originates from a mysterious, unresolved incident in their shared past, prompting him to probe the hidden secret.