- The Heart, a 1955 film by Kon Ichikawa
- The Heart, a 1973 film by Kaneto Shindō
The novel has also been repeatedly adapted for television.[27] Additionally, it has been adapted into an anime film (Aoi Bungaku series), mangas (Nariko Enomoto[28] and the Manga de Dokuha series[29]) and satirised in a comic strip (Step Aside Pops, Kate Beaton).