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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Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Haruhito Ishida
Known for
Ip Man
Alice in Borderland
Keizo Kanie
Known for
Angel Guts: Red Classroom
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Masashi Sada
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Kôzô Shibasaki
Keiko Matsuzaka
Setsuko Ishida
Known for
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Yoshi Yokota
Akiko Nishina
Somemaru
Also in
Lullaby to Kill
The Milkwoman
Miki Sakai
Norie Kinoshita
Known for
Love Letter
Tomie: Rebirth
Kippei Shiina
Hatsuo Nogawa
Known for
Outrage
The Outsider
Taro Yamamoto
Yoji Ikeda
Known for
Battle Royale
My Way
Reiko Takashima
Kiyoko Sakurai
Known for
Yakuza Apocalypse
Space Battleship Yamato
Mitsutoshi Tanaka Director · Masashi Sada Author Kōzō Shibazaki Cinematographer
First release September 13, 2003 · Produced in Japan · Original title 精霊流し
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Original title
精霊流し
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 13, 2003
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