
Heartbeat
1988-01-01 · Runtime unavailable · Not rated
Follows men who ride bicycles and a shopkeeper, known as the master, who lent small amounts of money to the young people who frequented his shop, and used their bodies in exchange for interest...
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- Directors
- Satoru Kobayashi
- Production companies
- Cine Cosmo Japan, Okura Pictures
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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