Beat (1998 film)

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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[]

• Claude Maki - Takeshi
• Yuki Uchida - Michi
• Dean Stapleton - Ryan
• Naoto Hirata - The Youth
• Judy Motomura - Maria
• Toshiya Nagasawa - Kazuo
• Ayako Kawahara - Lee

Crew[]

• 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[]

External links[]

• Entry on Imdb
• Presentation of the movie historical context
• Synopsis

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