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.
Title | Farewell to Dream |
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Year | 1956 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Shochiku |
Cast | Shinji Tanaka, Yūko Mochizuki, Takahiro Tamura, Yoshiko Kuga, Isuzu Yamada, Eijirō Tōno |
Crew | Yoshiko Kusuda (Writer), Keisuke Kinoshita (Director), Hiroshi Kusuda (Director of Photography), Chūji Kinoshita (Original Music Composer), Yoshi Sugihara (Editor), Kôzô Kubo (Producer) |
Keyword | adultery, the smell of fish |
Release | Apr 17, 1956 |
Runtime | 78 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.90 / 10 by 8 users |