Foam of the Heart
1999, Japanese. Directed by Kinya Ogawa.
I am a teacher. He is my student. We love each other.
Koizumi, once a high school P.E. teacher, recognized Shizuo's exceptional talent for long-distance running and dreamed of training him into an international athlete. Over years of guidance, Koizumi developed feelings that went beyond the teacher-student boundary. Years after graduation, they reunite in Tokyo, begin living together, and resume training. Shizuo confesses that he has loved Koizumi since high school, and they finally become partners. Yet as Shizuo pushes himself to meet Koizumi's expectations, recurring chest pain begins to threaten both his athletic future and their fragile happiness.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 May 1999
- Original title
- うたかたの想い
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takasuke Ikebukuro
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Foam of the Heart runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Foam of the Heart isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1999. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Foam of the Heart?
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Who directed Foam of the Heart?
Foam of the Heart (1999) was directed by Kinya Ogawa and stars Akira Hagiwara, Shôichi Yokosuka, Kaori Nishiyama.