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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Cast
22 people
Yoshiko Mita
Shika Noguchi
Also in
Nagi's Long Vacation
Samaritan Zatoichi
Hiroshi Mikami
Hideyo Noguchi
Known for
Premonition
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Seijiro Koyama
Kaneto Shindō
Also in
The Battleship on the Ground
Hymn
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kobayashi
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Also in
119
Riho Makise
Yoneko Yamauchi
Known for
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
Junichi Watanabe
Takahiro Tamura
Ryutaro
Known for
Empire of Passion
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tetsuji Hayashi
Shingo Yamashiro
Dr. Watanabe
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Seijiro Koyama Director · Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Tetsuji Hayashi Composer
United States release November 11, 1993 · Produced in Japan · Production Tokyu Group, TV Asahi
Production
Shochiku
Production
Tokyu Group
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Asahi National Broadcasting Company
Production
Tokyu Agency
Production
Japan
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Original title
遠き落日
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 4, 1992
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1993
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