Blue Hearts (1996)
Laugh or I'll set you on fire!
Tetsu Umekawa is a member of a motorcycle gang in Oita, who spends his time playing thinner with his delinquent friends and bullying the top students. With his natural good sense of timing, he rises through the ranks of the bikers and starts dating a beautiful girl, but this is short-lived, as one setback after another hits him. Disgusted with his hometown, Tetsu moves to Tokyo in a fit of pique. He moves in with his brother, a successful professional boxer. However, he rebels against his brother, who leads a stoic life in order to keep winning, and ends up becoming a henchman of the yakuza. Tetsu leads a lazy life, but then he learns that his brother has died during a match...
Director: Tetsuya Hirosaki
Runtime: 112 min
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Cast
Screenplay
- Tetsuya Hirosaki (Screenplay)
Music: Takahiro Marume
Cinematography: Ryuichi Nakajima
Editing: Tetsuya Hirosaki
Production: Toru Anayama Production
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
More Films by Director: Tetsuya Hirosaki
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blue Hearts about?
- Tetsu Umekawa is a member of a motorcycle gang in Oita, who spends his time playing thinner with his delinquent friends and bullying the top students. With his natural good sense of timing, he rises through the ranks of the bikers and starts dating a beautiful girl, but this is short-lived, as one setback after another hits him. Disgusted with his hometown, Tetsu moves to Tokyo in a fit of pique. He moves in with his brother, a successful professional boxer. However, he rebels against his brother, who leads a stoic life in order to keep winning, and ends up becoming a henchman of the yakuza. Tetsu leads a lazy life, but then he learns that his brother has died during a match...
- Who directed Blue Hearts?
- Blue Hearts was directed by Tetsuya Hirosaki.
- Who stars in Blue Hearts?
- Blue Hearts stars Yoko Iida, Zeeko Uchiyama, Taiichi Yamamoto, Seiichiro Furumoto, Kenji Kimur, Tatsuya Miyashita.
- How long is Blue Hearts?
- Blue Hearts has a runtime of 1h 52m (112 minutes).
- Where was Blue Hearts produced?
- Blue Hearts was produced in Japan.