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Where to Watch Farewell to Dream (1956)
A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.
Drama 78 min
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Cast
- Shinji Tanaka as Yôichi Akimoto
- Yūko Mochizuki as Yôichi's mother, Oshin
- Takahiro Tamura as Sudô
- Yoshiko Kuga as Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
- Isuzu Yamada as Seiji's mother, Kiyo