Faraway Sunset
04/07/1992
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.
Movie Information
Yoshiko Mita
as Shika Noguchi
Hiroshi Mikami
as Hideyo Noguchi
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Kobayashi
Riho Makise
as Yoneko Yamauchi
Takahiro Tamura
as Ryutaro
Shingo Yamashiro
as Dr. Watanabe
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Dr. Kitasato
Julie Dreyfus
as Mary
Toshinori Omi
as
Chisako Hara
as
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
as
