A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Boat to Heaven Cast
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Character |
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Kippei Shiina
He was 39, now 60 years old
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as Hatsuo Nogawa |
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Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
He was 26, now 48 years old
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as Haruhito Ishida |
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Kunie Tanaka
He was 70, now 92 years old
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as Masato Sakurai |
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Miki Sakai
She was 25, now 46 years old
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as Norie Kinoshita |
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Reiko Takashima
She was 39, now 60 years old
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as Kiyoko Sakurai |
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Keizō Kanie
He was 58, 69 years old when he died
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Keiko Matsuzaka
She was 51, now 72 years old
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as Setsuko Ishida |
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Asahi Uchida
He was 21, now 42 years old
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as Masahiko Sakurai |
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Naoki Kawano
He was 21, now 42 years old
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Taro Yamamoto
He was 28, now 50 years old
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as Yoji Ikeda |
The Boat to Heaven Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kôzô Shibasaki as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 66) years old
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Camera |
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Mitsutoshi Tanaka as Director. He was 44 (now 66) years old
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Directing |
