is a 2011 Japanese/Brazilian

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directed by Vicente Amorim, based on the book of the same name by Fernando Morais. The film was premiered at

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on October 13, 2011, and was released in

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on August 17, 2012. The film is based upon the true story of Shindo Renmei, a terrorist organization composed of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, at the end of

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Plot

In 1945, news of the

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was received with wide skepticism by most Japanese immigrants in Brazil, who assumed it be mere

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. Those who did accept the truth are seen as traitors, "dirty hearts", who dishonor the emperor; patriotic-turned-terrorist organization Shindo Renmei takes in their own hands the duty of killing said traitors.Corações Sujos - Filme 2011 - AdoroCinema
/ref> The movie is told from the point of view of the wife of a Shindo Renmei member, who can't help but witness her husband lose himself in fanaticism and bloodshed.

Cast

* Tsuyoshi Ihara plays the protagonist Takahashi ( ja, 高橋, ''Takahashi''), a quiet immigrant who becomes a soldier of intolerance. *

Takako Tokiwa is a Japanese actress. Career Tokiwa was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her performance in '' Akai Tsuki''. She co-starred with Hidetoshi Nishijima in Amir Naderi's 2011 film '' Cut''. Fil ...

plays Miyuki ( ja, みゆき, ''Miyuki'', link=no), Takahashi's wife, who struggles with her husband's transformation into a killer. *

Eiji Okuda is a Japanese actor and film director. Born in Kasugai, Aichi, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards for his performance in '' Sen no Rikyu''. He won the award for best actor at the 37th Blue Ribbon Awar ...

plays

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Watanabe ( ja, 陸軍大佐渡辺, ''Rikugun-Taisa Watanabe'', link=no), a former

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officer. *

Shun Sugata is a Japanese actor. Career Sugata was born in Yamanashi Prefecture. He starred in the 2006 film ''Confessions of a Dog''. He appeared in Amir Naderi's 2011 film ''Cut''. Filmography Film * ''Seiha'' (1982) as Nakahara * ''Kita no hotaru'' ...

plays Sasaki ( ja, 佐々木, ''Sasaki'', link=no), an immigrant who paid dearly for raising his voice against the movement of the Japanese who refuse to accept the defeat of Japan. *

Kimiko Yo is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan Academy ...

plays Naomi ( ja, ナオミ, ''Naomi'', link=no), the wife of Sasaki. *

Eduardo Moscovis Carlos Eduardo de Andrade (born 8 June 1968), known professionally as Eduardo Moscovis, is a Brazilian actor. Selected filmography * '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992) * ''Mulheres de Areia'' (1993) * ''As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor'' (1994) * '' Por ...

plays the sheriff and reflects the perplexity with which Brazilians witnessed the fratricidal war among immigrants. * Celine Miyuki plays Akemi ( ja, あけみ, ''Akemi'', link=no), the daughter of Naomi and Sasaki. It is the vision of the girl on the events, yet devoid of hatred and intolerance, which punctuates the narrative. * André Frateschi plays Cabo Garcia, the man who served as the flashpoint of the war portrayed in the film. Garcia violates the Japanese flag, and incurs the wrath of immigrants. * Ken Kaneko: The only immigrant actor in the cast, Ken Kaneko has lived for more than six decades in Brazil, and is the oldest and most well known Japanese actor working in the country. Ken considered his participation in the film, the role of immigrant Matsuda ( ja, 松田, ''Matsuda'', link=no), a prestige for his career. * Issamu Yazaki: Yazaki is not an immigrant, but lives as if in a uniquely Japanese agricultural colony in

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. He was chosen to play Aoki ( ja, 青木, ''Aoki'', link=no), one of the few immigrants in the story who recognize the Japanese defeat in World War II. He pays a high price for accepting the truth.

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* * {{IMDb title, 1653653, Corações Sujos 2011 thriller drama films 2011 films Brazilian historical films Films about immigration Films based on Brazilian novels Films shot in Paulínia 2010s Portuguese-language films 2010s Japanese-language films 2011 multilingual films Brazilian multilingual films Japanese multilingual films Japanese-Brazilian culture

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