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Farewell to Dream

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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…

DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita
WriterYoshiko Kusuda
ProducerKôzô Kubo

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Cast · Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita

ST
Shinji Tanaka
Yôichi Akimoto
YMYūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki
Yôichi's mother, Oshin
TTTakahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura
Sudô
YKYoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
IYIsuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Seiji's mother, Kiyo
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Yôichi's father, Genkichi
SHShinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
NNNobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Seiji's father, Haruo
NA
Noriko Arita
TKTeruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
NK
Noriko Kikuoki
Yôichi's younger sister, Kazue
KN
Kaoru Nobe

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