Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

1956 · 78 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

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.

Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita · Written by Yoshiko Kusuda

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Shinji Tanaka Yôichi Akimoto
Yūko Mochizuki Yôichi's mother, Oshin
Takahiro Tamura Sudô
Yoshiko Kuga Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
Isuzu Yamada Seiji's mother, Kiyo
Eijirō Tōno Yôichi's father, Genkichi
Shinichi Himori
Nobuo Nakamura Seiji's father, Haruo
Noriko Arita
Teruko Kishi
Noriko Kikuoki Yôichi's younger sister, Kazue
Kaoru Nobe

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