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THE BOAT TO HEAVEN / 精霊流し

109 min 2003
LIVE ACTION(MOVIE)
GENRE: Drama
Based on a story by Masashi Sada

STORY:
STORY: Masahiko grew up in Nagasaki, practicing the violin his mother worked hard to provide. Wanting to support his talent, she sends him to live with her sister Setsuko in Kamakura so he can study under a famous musician in Tokyo.
Although separated from his mother, Masahiko adapts to Setsuko’s free-spirited nature and forms friendships with his cousin Haruto and their neighbor, making the most of his childhood.

Years later, as a university student, Masahiko struggles with his violin and finds new energy and purpose in the student band he formed with his friends. Soon he finds the truth about his birth mother.

DIRECTOR: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
CAST: Keiko Matsuzaka, Reiko Takashima, Asahi Uchida, Miki Sakai, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
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