Pure Heart

2010 1h 27m JA

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 11

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Through a coincidence Tozaki runs into Kurata, his first crush from high school. They begin a relationship, but Kurata's jealousy starts causing problems.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gakuto Furuhara
Keisuke Tozaki
Takahashi Yuuta
Shosei Kurata
Miki Isa
Hyota Fujiyama
Mitsuyoshi Shinoda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satoshi Kaneda
Writers: Noriko Kozuru, Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Hyota Fujiyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Satoshi Kaneda, shot by Yuji Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yukako Kobayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gakuto Furuhara and Takahashi Yuuta and Miki Isa carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1710397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Satoshi Kaneda directs. Yuji Imai behind the camera. Yukako Kobayashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Satoshi Kaneda, shot by Yuji Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yukako Kobayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gakuto Furuhara and Takahashi Yuuta and Miki Isa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1710397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.