''Beat'' is a 1998 Japanese film. Directed by
Amon Miyamoto, the film's
narrative
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is set in
Okinawa in the 1960s, during the military occupation by the American government.
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
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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
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*Shinya Kawai -
producer
*Takashige Ichise - producer
*Genkichi Hasegawa -
cinematographer
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*Hirohide Abe -
editor
*Hiroshi Butsuda -
special effects
*Makoto Ishihara - associate producer
*Yuji Tsuzuki -
production designer
References
External links
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Presentation of the movie historical contextSynopsis
1998 films
Films set in Okinawa Prefecture
1990s Japanese films
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