Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009)
Sanpei is a young boy who lives with his grandpa in a small village in Akita and they both love fishing and are masters at it. His sister moved to Tokyo when their father died and blames it on the fishing. She thinks it's just a stupid play. Gyoshin, a bass professional fisher who lives and competes in America is in a slump and comes to the small village to try to find the joy of fishing again. Together, they all go to find the legendary big char of Yonakidani (The Crying Valley of The Night), which Sanpei's father once saw, but could never catch, before he died.
Director:
Yojiro Takita
Writer:
Ryota Kosawa
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Kenta Suga as Sanpei Mihira |
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Yuu Kashii as Aiko Mihira |
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Takashi Tsukamoto as Gyoshin Ayukawa |
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Tao Tsuchiya as Yuri Takayama |
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Tougo Shimura as Takeda |
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Kenichiro Yasui as Umezawa |
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Tsunehiko Watase as Ippei Mihira |
| Writing | Ryota Kosawa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yojiro Takita | Director |
| Production | Kentaro Koike | Producer |
| Production | Toshihisa Watai | Producer |
| Production | Masatake Kondo | Producer |
| Production | Kazumi Suzuki | Co-Producer |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya | Gaffer |
| Art | Naomi Koike | Decorator |
| Visual Effects | Kentaro Taguchi | Visual Effects Director |