The Boat to Heaven

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The Boat to Heaven (2003)

Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka

· 1h 49m

A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Cast

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Haruhito Ishida Keizo Kanie Keiko Matsuzaka Setsuko Ishida Akiko Nishina Somemaru Miki Sakai Norie Kinoshita Kippei Shiina Hatsuo Nogawa Taro Yamamoto Yoji Ikeda Reiko Takashima Kiyoko Sakurai Kunie Tanaka Masato Sakurai Asahi Uchida Masahiko Sakurai Naoki Kawano

Crew

Director
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Novel
Masashi Sada
Director of Photography
Kōzō Shibazaki

Details

Original title
精霊流し
Release date
2003-09-13
Runtime
1h 49m
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan