Fumiko no umi

A blind girl of around ten years old is not having a pleasant upbringing. She is poor, neglected, shunned and even loses a friend. Yet, she does not give up hope. That is the adaptation of the actual story of Kiyo Awazu who grows up to educate blind children. The young Fumiko becomes an apprentice to a masseuse and works hard to learn a skill. She also studies to learn braille.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

105 minutes

Year:

2007

Director:

Akio Kondo

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Company:

Creative Film Associates,

Cinema Dist,

Pandora

Cast:
Riko Suzuki

Fumiko Awaji

Keiko Takahashi

Taka Sasayama

Miki Fujitani

Chiyo Awaji

Chōei Takahashi

Jiko

Atsuo Nakamura

Zenkichi

Crew:
Akio Kondo

Director

Nobuo Ichikawa

Novel

Takashi Shinohara

Screenplay

Kan Sawada

Music

Masahiro Aida

Cinematography