Fumiko no umi (2007)

0.0/10 • 105 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Keiko Takahashi

Miki Fujitani

Choei Takahashi

Atsuo Nakamura

Kumi Mizuno

Mitsuru Hirata

Nagiko Tono

Kenichi Endo

Teruhiko Aoi

Takano

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