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Farewell to Dream (1956)

Farewell to Dream (1956)

Drama
Release Date: 1956, April 17
Directors: Keisuke Kinoshita
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Eijirō Tōno, Nobuo Nakamura, Isuzu Yamada, Yūko Mochizuki, Takahiro Tamura, Yoshiko Kuga, Shinji Tanaka, Noriko Kikuoki, Ryôhei Ôno

Overview:

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.

Keywords:

adultery the smell of fish