Fumiko no umi (2007)
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.
Director:
Akio Kondo
Writer:
Takashi Shinohara
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Riko Suzuki as Fumiko Awaji |
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Keiko Takahashi as Taka Sasayama |
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Miki Fujitani as Chiyo Awaji |
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Choei Takahashi as Jiko |
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Atsuo Nakamura as Zenkichi |
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Kumi Mizuno as Shige |
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Mitsuru Hirata as Furukawa |
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Chiaki Ozaki as Sada |
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Nagiko Tono as Shimeka |
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Kenichi Endo as Ueda |
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Teruhiko Aoi as Takano |
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Ai Takamatsu as Rin Takano |
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Usaburo Oshima as |
| Directing | Akio Kondo | Director |
| Writing | Nobuo Ichikawa | Novel |
| Writing | Takashi Shinohara | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kan Sawada | Music |
| Crew | Masahiro Aida | Cinematography |
| Editing | Takayuki Shiramizu | Editor |
| Art | Kôichi Takeuchi | Production Design |
| Art | Etsuko Takeuchi | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Kazuo Endo | Sound |
| Lighting | Takashi Ohkubo | Gaffer |
| Production | Nobuyuki Honma | Executive Producer |
