Japan Synopsis
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In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained relationship stemming from an unknown incident in their past.
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The 1954–1956 Japan Window
In the crowded 1954-1956 Japan release window, The Heart sits at #19 of 24. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Heart premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Japan films in 1955.
The 81st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,684 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,183 of 1,933 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | August 31, 1955 |
| IMDb | tt0048266 |