A Heartful of Love

"If there was one thing in my life I could change"

2005 2h 12m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

Romance

Synopsis

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Hiroshi, a 30 year-old businessman, has traveled back in time 20 years. He encounters Kazumi, a young woman who was gravely ill. Hiroshi regarded this as an opportunity to help the young woman from his past, the memory of whom he had always cherished.

“If there was one thing in my life I could change”

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Cast

Hideaki Ito
Hiroshi Suzutani
Rie Mimura
Kazumi Aoki
Chieko Baisho
Tomoe Kakuta
Ryo Katsuji
Teruyoshi Nunokawa
Yuko Kotegawa
Sonoko Yoshihara
Ei Morisako
Nakamura Kanzaburo
Asami Usuda
Yasuyo Nunokawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akihiko Shiota
Writers: Akihiko Shiota, Chiho Watanabe, Kenichi Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akihiko Shiota, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Akira Senju. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Hideaki Ito and Rie Mimura and Chieko Baisho carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If there was one thing in my life I could change".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0475639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Akihiko Shiota directs. Tokushō Kikumura behind the camera. Akira Senju scores. Hani Mituhashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Akihiko Shiota, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akira Senju. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hideaki Ito and Rie Mimura and Chieko Baisho carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "If there was one thing in my life I could change".
8IMDB entry: tt0475639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.