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Don't Lose Heart

Don't Lose Heart

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Drama

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Depicts the life of best-selling Japanese poet Toyo Shibata. Toyo Shibata first began writing poems at the age of 92 and published her first collection of poems "Kujikenaide" (″Don't lose heart″) in 2009, which sold over 1.5 million copies.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

16 November 2013

Country

Japan

Cast

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Toyo Shibata

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Kenichi Shibata

Ran Ito

Ran Ito

Shizuko

Rei Dan

Rei Dan

Toyo Shibata (young adult)

Mana Ashida

Mana Ashida

Toyo Shibata (child)

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Sadakichi Shibata

Yusuke Kamiji

Yusuke Kamiji

Doctor Kamijo

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Shizuko (young adult)

Pierre Taki

Pierre Taki

Ariei Umefune

Ariei Umefune

Ayaka Onishi

Ayaka Onishi

Akiko Kurano

Akiko Kurano

Shohei Abe

Shohei Abe

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

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