The Boat to Heaven (2003)
Overview
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.
Cast
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Haruhito Ishida
Keizo Kanie
Keiko Matsuzaka
Setsuko Ishida
Akiko Nishina
Somemaru
Miki Sakai
Norie Kinoshita
Kippei Shiina
Hatsuo Nogawa
Taro Yamamoto
Yoji Ikeda
Reiko Takashima
Kiyoko Sakurai
Kunie Tanaka
Masato Sakurai
Asahi Uchida
Masahiko Sakurai
Naoki Kawano
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