Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)

6.9/10 • 135 min • Drama Comedy War

Overview

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her.

Cast

Isako Washio

O-Shouchan

Yasufumi Hayashi

Soutaroh Sudou

Riki Takeuchi

Kawakita

Koichi Sato

Chuui Aoki

Toshinori Omi

Yuuta Hayami

Makoto Satō

Seiroku the Pimp

Nenji Kobayashi

Gonzoh

Akira Ōizumi

School Custodian

Guts Ishimatsu

Gunroh Tabata

Toru Minegishi

Sakae's Father

Wakaba Irie

Soutaroh's Mother

Izumi Hara

Old Woman with Urn

Shigeru Izumiya

Old Fisherman

Toshie Negishi

Sakae's Mother

Joe Shishido

School Principal

Tomokazu Miura

Soutaroh's Father

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