Dirty Hearts

Dirty Hearts (2012)

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In 1945, Japan surrendered to the United States and the Second World War was over. Right? Wrong. For eighty percent of the Japanese community in Brazil, Japan had won the war and defeat was nothing more than American propaganda. The few immigrants that accepted the truth were persecuted. Some were hunted down and assassinated - by their own countrymen - causing the start of a new, private war. Dirty Hearts is a thriller and love story told by the wife of one of the fanatics dedicated to preach Japanese victory. Little by little, she watches her husband, a hard-working immigrant, become an assassin and their love story fade away.

Date of release
2012-07-21
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
History, Drama, War
Director
Vicente Amorim

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Paulínia, São Paulo and 1 more

Dirty Hearts is a 2011 Brazilian historical drama-thriller film directed by Vicente Amorim. It is based on the true story of Shindo Renmei, a pro-Imperial Japan terrorist organization composed of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, which refused to accept Japanese surrender in World War II. The film stars Tsuyoshi Ihara, Takako Tokiwa, Eiji Okuda, Shun Sugata, Kimiko Yo, and Eduardo Moscovis. It is based on a 2000 non-fiction book by journalist Fernando Morais.

Production

The film was shot in locations around Paulínia, São Paulo.

Ken Kaneko was a veteran Japanese-Brazilian actor who had lived for more than six decades in Brazil, arguably the oldest and most well known Japanese actor working in the country. He considered his role as a highlight of his career.

Issamu Yazaki was not a professional actor, but a farmer from São Paulo.

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