The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Keisuke KinoshitaDirector
- Yoshiko KusudaWriter
- Chūji KinoshitaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shinji TanakaYôichi Akimoto
- Yūko MochizukiYôichi's mother, Oshin
- Takahiro TamuraSudô
- Yoshiko KugaYôichi's older sister, Toyoko
- Isuzu YamadaSeiji's mother, Kiyo
- Eijirō TōnoYôichi's father, Genkichi
- Shinichi HimoriCast
- Nobuo NakamuraSeiji's father, Haruo
- Noriko AritaCast
- Teruko KishiCast
- Noriko KikuokiYôichi's younger sister, Kazue
- Kaoru NobeCast
Stills
Themes
adulterythe smell of fish