Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

1986 · 135 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Comedy, War

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.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Written by Nobuo Yamada

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Isako Washio O-Shouchan
Yasufumi Hayashi Soutaroh Sudou
Riki Takeuchi Kawakita
Koichi Sato Chuui Aoki
Jun'ichirô Katagiri Sakae Ohsugi
Aiko Shouriki Mizue Okami
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

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