Heart, Beating in the Dark – New Version (闇打つ心臓) 19 years old
Cast and crew revisit unsettling story of outlaws on the run
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.
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Heart, Beating in the Dark – New Version Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shoichi Honda | as Toru |
| Takashi Naito He was 50, now 69 years old | as Ringo |
| Shigeru Muroi She was 44, now 64 years old | as Inako |
| Noriko Eguchi She was 25, now 44 years old | as Yuki |
Heart, Beating in the Dark – New Version Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Yohei Taneda as Production Design. | Art |
| Shunichi Nagasaki as Director. He was 49 (now 68) years old | Directing |
| Shunichi Nagasaki as Screenplay. He was 49 (now 68) years old | Writing |
Heart, Beating in the Dark – New Version (19 years)
Cast and crew revisit unsettling story of outlaws on the run
- Release day: Sunday, October 02, 2005
- Runtime: 104 minutes