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Farewell to Dream
Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

Genres

Drama

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A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

17 April 1956

Country

Japan

Cast

Shinji Tanaka

Shinji Tanaka

Yôichi Akimoto

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Yôichi's mother, Oshin

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Sudô

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Seiji's mother, Kiyo

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Yôichi's father, Genkichi

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Seiji's father, Haruo

Noriko Arita

Noriko Arita

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Noriko Kikuoki

Noriko Kikuoki

Yôichi's younger sister, Kazue

Kaoru Nobe

Kaoru Nobe

Ryôhei Ôno

Ryôhei Ôno

Seiji Harada

Shûichi Doki

Shûichi Doki

Eiko Takamatsu

Eiko Takamatsu

Kazuko Motohashi

Kazuko Motohashi

Tazuko Kusaka

Tazuko Kusaka

Chisato Kasuga

Chisato Kasuga

Makiko Oka

Makiko Oka

Toshihiro Mogi

Toshihiro Mogi

Kunio Teshirogi

Kunio Teshirogi

Masahiko Inoue

Masahiko Inoue

Toshio Shimamura

Toshio Shimamura

Mari Tanahashi

Mari Tanahashi

Shinichirō Minami

Shinichirō Minami

Miko Hirata

Miko Hirata

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Kimiyo Ōtsuka

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Tami Yamamoto

Tami Yamamoto

Yasuto Takashima

Yasuto Takashima

Hideo Matsuno

Hideo Matsuno

Yasuyuki Suzuki

Yasuyuki Suzuki

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