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The Boat to Heaven (2003)
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.
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Stars:
- Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Writing:
- Masashi Sada
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Release Date: 2003-09-13
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 109
Kiyoko Sakurai
Setsuko Ishida
Yoji Ikeda
Masato Sakurai
Haruhito Ishida
Somemaru
Norie Kinoshita
Hatsuo Nogawa
Masahiko Sakurai
Norie Kinoshita