Beat (1998 film)
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Directed by | Amon Miyamoto |
Screenplay by | Amon Miyamoto |
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Country | Japan |
Beat is a 1998 Japanese film. Directed by Amon Miyamoto, the film's narrative is set in Okinawa in the 1960s, during the military occupation by the American government.[1] The plot was inspired by Naminoue no Maria, a novel by the Okinawan writer Eiki Matayoshi.
Beat was screened during Critics' Week at the 1998 Venice International Film Festival.
Cast
[edit]- Claude Maki - Takeshi
- Yuki Uchida - Michi
- Dean Stapleton - Ryan
- Naoto Hirata - The Youth
- Judy Motomura - Maria
- Toshiya Nagasawa - Kazuo
- Ayako Kawahara - Lee
Crew
[edit]- Amon Miyamoto - director, screenwriter
- Shinya Kawai - producer
- Takashige Ichise - producer
- Genkichi Hasegawa - cinematographer
- Hirohide Abe - editor
- Hiroshi Butsuda - special effects
- Makoto Ishihara - associate producer
- Yuji Tsuzuki - production designer
References
[edit]- ^ Anonymous (1990–2012). "Plot Summary for Beat (1998)". IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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