Faraway Sunset
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1992 · 119 min · Drama · TMDB 10.0/10
Overview
Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent that cause syphilis, and for his relentless search for a cure to yellow fever. As a toddler, his mother's neglect had caused an accident to his left hand, fusing together all the fingers in a bizarre twist of fate. Naturally extremely remorseful for being the cause of her son's handicap, she does everything she could to ensure that he gets to lead a normal life, despite having to fend off bullies and unfair prejudices.
Directed by Seijiro Koyama
Cast
- Yoshiko Mita — Shika Noguchi
- Hiroshi Mikami — Hideyo Noguchi
- Tatsuya Nakadai — Kobayashi
- Riho Makise — Yoneko Yamauchi
- Takahiro Tamura — Ryutaro