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The Blue Hearts (2017)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 39M

Director : Ken Iizuka, Ten Shimoyama, Noboru Iguchi, Takashi Shimizu, Shinichi Kudo, Lee Sang-il

Synopsis

Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.

Actors

Kiko Mizuhara
Kiko Mizuhara
(segment “Frozen Expectations”)
Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase
(segment “Frozen Expectations”)
Yuu Fujisaki
Yuu Fujisaki
(segment “Frozen Expectations”)
Machiko Ono
Machiko Ono
(segment “Hammer”)
Akihiro Kakuta
Akihiro Kakuta
(segment “Hammer”)
Minori Hagiwara
Minori Hagiwara
(segment “Hammer”)
Sairi Ito
Sairi Ito
(segment “Hammer”)
Hisashi Yoshizawa
Hisashi Yoshizawa
(segment “Hammer”)
Kimiko Yo
Kimiko Yo
(segment “Hammer”)
Hayato Ichihara
Hayato Ichihara
(segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Maryjun Takahashi
Maryjun Takahashi
(segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Yosuke Asari
Yosuke Asari
(segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Kumi Takiuchi
Kumi Takiuchi
(segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Masaya Kato
Masaya Kato
(segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Masahiko Nishimura
Masahiko Nishimura
(segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Takumi Saitoh
Takumi Saitoh
(segment “Love Letter”)
Jun Kaname
Jun Kaname
(segment “Love Letter”)
Maika Yamamoto
Maika Yamamoto
(segment “Love Letter”)
Yuka
Yuka
(segment “Boy’s Song”)
Reo Uchikawa
Reo Uchikawa
(segment “Boy’s Song”)
Hirofumi Arai
Hirofumi Arai
(segment “Boy’s Song”)
Etsushi Toyokawa
Etsushi Toyokawa
(segment “1001 Violins”)
Eiko Koike
Eiko Koike
(segment “1001 Violins”)
Tahiro Miura
Tahiro Miura
(segment “1001 Violins”)
Anna Ishii
Anna Ishii
(segment “1001 Violins”)
Towa Araki
Towa Araki
(segment “1001 Violins”)

Crews

Ken Iizuka
Ken Iizuka
Director
Ten Shimoyama
Ten Shimoyama
Director
Noboru Iguchi
Noboru Iguchi
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu
Director
Shinichi Kudo
Shinichi Kudo
Director
Lee Sang-il
Lee Sang-il
Director

Trailers and other movies

THE BLUE HEARTS English-subbed Official Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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