Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.937 |
Directed By
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Crew
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Haruo Satô
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Kazuo Satsuya
Shiro Sasaki
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Shouhei Hayashi
Shinobu Yamada
Michio Morioka
Kyôko Ôbayashi
TOP CAST
Isako Washio
O-Shouchan
Yasufumi Hayashi
Soutaroh Sudou
Jun'ichirô Katagiri
Sakae Ohsugi
Aiko Shouriki
Mizue Okami
Koichi Sato
Chuui Aoki
Riki Takeuchi
Kawakita
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
Kumeko Uchibe
Old Woman at Stone Image
Izumi Hara
Old Woman with Urn
Shigeru Izumiya
Old Fisherman
Toshie Negishi
Sakae's Mother
Jō Shishido
School Principal
Tomokazu Miura
Soutaroh's Father
Saburō Bōya
Bonchan's Father
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