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Fumiko no umi (2007)
Directed by Akio Kondo
Overview
A blind girl of around ten years old is not having a pleasant upbringing. She is poor, neglected, shunned and even loses a friend. Yet, she does not give up hope. That is the adaptation of the actual story of Kiyo Awazu who grows up to educate blind children. The young Fumiko becomes an apprentice to a masseuse and works hard to learn a skill. She also studies to learn braille.
Length 105 minutes
Actors
Riko Suzuki | Keiko Takahashi | Miki Fujitani | Chôei Takahashi | Atsuo Nakamura | Kumi Mizuno | Mitsuru Hirata | Chiaki Ozaki | Nagiko Tôno | Ken'ichi Endô | Teruhiko Aoi | Ai Takamatsu | Usaburo Oshima