The Boat to Heaven

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The Boat to Heaven

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.

Original Title

精霊流し

Release Date

2003-09-13

Year

2003

Duration

1h 49m

Status

Released

Score

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Cast

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Haruhito Ishida

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Keiko Matsuzaka

Keiko Matsuzaka

Setsuko Ishida

Akiko Nishina

Akiko Nishina

Somemaru

Miki Sakai

Miki Sakai

Norie Kinoshita

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Hatsuo Nogawa

Taro Yamamoto

Taro Yamamoto

Yoji Ikeda

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Kiyoko Sakurai

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Masato Sakurai

Asahi Uchida

Asahi Uchida

Masahiko Sakurai