Romantic love story of Russian physician Gusev and Japanese woman Keiko takes place in time of fighting of Russian and Japanese scientists against poliomyelitis epidemic broken out in Japan in 1959.
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Cast
17 people
Leonid Filatov
Gusev
Known for
Zerograd
Air Crew
Alena Yakovleva
Tatyana
Komaki Kurihara
Keiko
Known for
Air Crew
Oleg Tabakov
Tutunov
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Elena Yakovleva
Tatyana
Known for
The Last Warrior: Root of Evil
The Crew
Goh Watanabe
Ken
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Vladimir Ilin
Medyaev
Also in
Peter the Great
Sunday, Half Past Six
Andrey Kharitonov
Igor
Also in
The Life of Klim Samgin
The Invisible Man
Akira Kume
Minister
Known for
Space Adventure Cobra
Taketoshi Naitō
Director
Known for
The Burmese Harp
The Return of Godzilla
Detlev Kügow
Horst
Also in
Wodzeck
Scene of the Crime
Vera Trofimova
Valentina
Also in
Offered for Singles
A Child's World
Aleksandr Mitta Director · Yoshiki Iwama Writer Viktor Merezhko Writer
First release June 8, 1988 · Produced in Japan, Russia, Russia · Languages Japanese, Russian
Production
Sovinfilm
Production
Shigoto Film Production
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Japan · Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Шаг
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Japanese · Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 8, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
November 24, 1990 · Theatrical
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