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Faraway Sunset

MOVIE • 1992

Faraway Sunset

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Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent that cause syphilis, and for his relentless search for a cure to yellow fever. As a toddler, his mother's neglect had caused an accident to his left hand, fusing together all the fingers in a bizarre twist of fate. Naturally extremely remorseful for being the cause of her son's handicap, she does everything she could to ensure that he gets to lead a normal life, despite having to fend off bullies and unfair prejudices.

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Top Cast

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

Shika Noguchi

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami

Hideyo Noguchi

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kobayashi

Riho Makise

Riho Makise

Yoneko Yamauchi

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Ryutaro

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Dr. Watanabe

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Dr. Kitasato

Julie Dreyfus

Julie Dreyfus

Mary

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

…

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

…

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

…

Seijiro Koyama

Seijiro Koyama

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Screenplay

Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Producer

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Theatrical release date: July 4, 1992

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Status

Released

Release

July 4, 1992

Runtime

119 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

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