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Faraway Sunset

1992 • 1h59m Drama

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Seijiro Koyama

Screenplay

Kaneto Shindō

Cast

Yoshiko Mita

Hiroshi Mikami

Tatsuya Nakadai

Release date

7/4/1992

Status

Released

Origin country

JP