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A Wanderer's Notebook

7.219622h 4mMovieDrama

Based on the life and career of novelist Fumiko Hayashi, she bitterly struggles for literary recognition in the first half of the 20th-century – her affairs with feckless men, the jobs she took to survive (peddler, waitress, bar maid), and…

DirectorMikio Naruse
WritersSumie Tanaka·Toshiro Ide
ProducersSanezumi Fujimoto·Mikio Naruse

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Streaming in 1 other country

A Wanderer's Notebook isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Mikio Naruse

HTHideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Fumiko Hayashi
ATAkira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Fukuya
DKDaisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Nobuo Sadaoka
KKKeiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi
Fujiyama
KTKinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kishi, Fumiko's Mother
MKMitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Kyôko Hinatsu
NNNoboru Nakaya
Noboru Nakaya
Haruhiko Itatsu
YIYūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Gorô Shirasaka
JTJun Tatara
Jun Tatara
Tamura
MOMasao Oda
Masao Oda
Fumiko's Father
TKTakeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Uenoyama
TF
Tomoko Fumino
Yasuko Murano

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A Wanderer's Notebook — streaming FAQ

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A Wanderer's Notebook isn't streaming in United States yet, so there's no way to watch it free at the moment.

Is A Wanderer's Notebook based on a true story?

Yes — A Wanderer's Notebook is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).