Beat (1998 film)

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Beat
DVD cover
Directed byAmon Miyamoto
Screenplay byAmon Miyamoto
Release date
  • 1998 (1998) (Venice)
CountryJapan

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anonymous (1990–2012). "Plot Summary for Beat (1998)". IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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