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Faraway Sunset (1992)

★ 10.0/10 119 min Drama Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Kaneto Shindō
Novel: Kaneto Shindō
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

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

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