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. 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
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