At school, Fumio is good in everything. His cheerful, out-going personality makes him a great favorite with teachers and classmates alike. He is in perfect health and there does not seem to be a single shadow to cloud his life. Then, one day, he feels a sudden pain in his shoulder. His parents take him to a doctor who tells them that their son has bone cancer and must be hospitalized. The parents cannot believe their ears, for Fumio had always been the picture of abounding health. The whole family with the exception of Fumio is cast into the depths of despair. They wonder why it had to happen to their Fumio and their happy family. The father who recovers first and decides to fight cancer to save his son's life.
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Matagoro Nakamura III
Fumio Sugiyama
Also in
Onihei Hankachō
The Militarists
Mitsuteru Nakamura
Fumio Sugiyama
Munenori Oyamada
Keikichi Sugiyama
Also in
Sodachi zakari
Farewell Rabaul
Kazuo Ikehiro
Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Chiaki Tsukioka
Shino Sugiyama
Also in
Gate of Flesh
Snake Woman's Curse
Senkichirô Takeda
Yōko Atsuta
Etsuko Sugiyama
Also in
The Invisible Swordsman
Haunted Castle
Yôko Atsuta
Etsuko Sugiyama
Yōkichi Sugimoto
Michi Azuma
Kazuko Sugiyama
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Kirin Kiki
Nurse Okamura
Known for
Sweet Bean
Arrietty
Kazuo Ikehiro Director · Yoshihiro Ishimatsu Writer Yōkichi Sugimoto Story
United States release March 17, 1971 · Produced in Japan · Original title ママいつまでも生きてね
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Original title
ママいつまでも生きてね
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 23, 1970
Theatrical
United States · March 17, 1971
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