Fumiko no umi

1h 45m
Drama
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A blind girl of around ten years old is not having a pleasant upbringing. She is poor, neglected, shunned and even loses a friend. Yet, she does not give up hope. That is the adaptation of the actual story of Kiyo Awazu who grows up to educate blind children. The young Fumiko becomes an apprentice to a masseuse and works hard to learn a skill. She also studies to learn braille.

Cast

Riko Suzuki
Fumiko Awaji
Keiko Takahashi
Taka Sasayama
Miki Fujitani
Chiyo Awaji
Chōei Takahashi
Jiko
Atsuo Nakamura
Zenkichi
Kumi Mizuno
Shige
Mitsuru Hirata
Furukawa
Chiaki Ozaki
Sada
Nagiko Tono
Shimeka
Kenichi Endo
Ueda
Teruhiko Aoi
Takano
Ai Takamatsu
Rin Takano
Usaburo Oshima
Unknown

Crew

Akio Kondo
Director
Takashi Shinohara
Screenplay
Nobuo Ichikawa
Novel
Takayuki Shiramizu
Editor
Masahiro Aida
Cinematography
Kôichi Takeuchi
Production Design
Etsuko Takeuchi
Assistant Art Director
Kazuo Endo
Sound
Kan Sawada
Music
Takashi Ohkubo
Gaffer

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