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Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

1986

135 minutes

DramaComedyWar

Overview

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her.

Top Cast

Isako Washio headshot

Isako Washio

O-Shouchan

Yasufumi Hayashi headshot

Yasufumi Hayashi

Soutaroh Sudou

Jun'ichirô Katagiri headshot

Jun'ichirô Katagiri

Sakae Ohsugi

Aiko Shouriki headshot

Aiko Shouriki

Mizue Okami

Koichi Sato headshot

Koichi Sato

Chuui Aoki

Riki Takeuchi headshot

Riki Takeuchi

Kawakita

Toshinori Omi headshot

Toshinori Omi

Yuuta Hayami

Makoto Satō headshot

Makoto Satō

Seiroku the Pimp

Nenji Kobayashi headshot

Nenji Kobayashi

Gonzoh

Akira Ōizumi headshot

Akira Ōizumi

School Custodian

Guts Ishimatsu headshot

Guts Ishimatsu

Gunroh Tabata

Toru Minegishi headshot

Toru Minegishi

Sakae's Father

Wakaba Irie headshot

Wakaba Irie

Soutaroh's Mother

Kumeko Uchibe headshot

Kumeko Uchibe

Old Woman at Stone Image

Izumi Hara headshot

Izumi Hara

Old Woman with Urn

Shigeru Izumiya headshot

Shigeru Izumiya

Old Fisherman

Toshie Negishi headshot

Toshie Negishi

Sakae's Mother

Joe Shishido headshot

Joe Shishido

School Principal

Tomokazu Miura headshot

Tomokazu Miura

Soutaroh's Father

Saburō Bōya headshot

Saburō Bōya

Bonchan's Father