The Blue Hearts (2017)
Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.
Directors: Shinichi Kudo, Takashi Shimizu, Noboru Iguchi, Ken Iizuka, Ten Shimoyama, Sang-il Lee.
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Kiko Mizuhara as (segment “Frozen Expectations”) |
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Masatoshi Nagase as (segment “Frozen Expectations”) |
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Yuu Fujisaki as (segment “Frozen Expectations”) |
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Machiko Ono as (segment “Hammer”) |
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Akihiro Kakuta as (segment “Hammer”) |
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Minori Hagiwara as (segment “Hammer”) |
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Sairi Ito as (segment “Hammer”) |
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Hisashi Yoshizawa as (segment “Hammer”) |
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Kimiko Yo as (segment “Hammer”) |
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Hayato Ichihara as (segment “Be Kind To Others”) |
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Maryjun Takahashi as (segment “Be Kind To Others”) |
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Yōsuke Asari as (segment “Be Kind To Others”) |
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Kumi Takiuchi as (segment “Be Kind To Others”) |
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Masaya Katō as (segment “Be Kind To Others”) |
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Masahiko Nishimura as (segment “Be Kind To Others”) |
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Takumi Saitoh as (segment “Love Letter”) |
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Jun Kaname as (segment “Love Letter”) |
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Maika Yamamoto as (segment “Love Letter”) |
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Yûka as (segment “Boy’s Song”) |
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Reo Uchikawa as (segment “Boy’s Song”) |
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Hirofumi Arai as (segment “Boy’s Song”) |
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Etsushi Toyokawa as (segment “1001 Violins”) |
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Eiko Koike as (segment “1001 Violins”) |
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Tahiro Miura as (segment “1001 Violins”) |
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Anna Ishii as (segment “1001 Violins”) |
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Towa Araki as (segment “1001 Violins”) |
| Directing | Shinichi Kudo | Director |
| Directing | Takashi Shimizu | Director |
| Directing | Noboru Iguchi | Director |
| Directing | Ken Iizuka | Director |
| Directing | Ten Shimoyama | Director |
| Directing | Sang-il Lee | Director |
| Sound | Gorō Itō | Music |
| Visual Effects | Tsuyoshi Kazuno | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Hironobu Tanaka | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Sukeyuki Ito | Production Manager |
| Art | Ryo Sugimoto | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hiromi Momose | Makeup Artist |