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Senba-zuru

  • 1989
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Senba-zuru (1989)
DramaWar

April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily.... Read allApril 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily. She is sent back to the American Base Victory Hospital, where the diagnosis is lymphatic ... Read allApril 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily. She is sent back to the American Base Victory Hospital, where the diagnosis is lymphatic leukemia. And she has no more than a year left to live. Her parents agree with the doctor ... Read all

  • Director
    • Seijirô Kôyama
  • Writers
    • Seijirô Kôyama
    • Shozo Matsuda
  • Stars
    • Chieko Baishô
    • Tamami Hirose
    • Mako Ishino
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    15
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    • Director
      • Seijirô Kôyama
    • Writers
      • Seijirô Kôyama
      • Shozo Matsuda
    • Stars
      • Chieko Baishô
      • Tamami Hirose
      • Mako Ishino
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Chieko Baishô
    Chieko Baishô
    • Yaeko Sasaki - Sadako's mother
    Tamami Hirose
    • Sadako Sasaki
    Mako Ishino
    • Kyôko Ôzeki
    Kazuo Andô
    • Watanabe
    Saburô Shinoda
    • Dr Fuji
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Monk
    Gin Maeda
    • Kenji Sasaki
    Hiromi Iwasaki
    • Akiko Yamamoto
    Mie Watanabe
    • Sumiko Tanaka
    Mamiko Tayama
    • Yukiko Amamiya
    Ben Hiura
    • Bill Collector
    Shôzô Hirabayashi
    • Middle School Headmaster
    Fumie Noguchi
    • Yukiko's mother
    Chieko Aioi
    • Akagi
    Keiko Watanabe
    Yoshihiro Nakayama
    Hidetoshi Kawabata
    Hiroyuki Sunaga
    • Director
      • Seijirô Kôyama
    • Writers
      • Seijirô Kôyama
      • Shozo Matsuda
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    7sharptongue

    Perhaps a bit too earnest

    This film is basically a straight retelling of the true story of a schoolgirl's journey along the nightmare road of radiation sickness, and her determination to not give into the sadness of it all. Sadako became a national icon in Japan in the mid-50s, and her story appears to have done much for the cause of peace and against war. The lead actress does a fine job of portraying the doomed girl, whose fate is never in doubt, but who keeps the story moving at a pace which, though leisurely, is always involving and sometime heart-rending. This is by no means a subtle film. The moral and the message are driven home with a sledgehammer, the ending in particular. But this is no bad thing, and it is a message which, delivered through a simple story from a very personal viewpoint, is sure to stay with you.

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    • Trivia
      First of only two roles and first nude scene in her career for Tamami Hirose.
    • Soundtracks
      Sembazuru
      Words by Kaizô Kôyama

      Music by Masao Haryu

      Arrange by Shôji Hashimoto

      Sung by Mako Ishino

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1989 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sadako Story
    • Filming locations
      • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Koyama Production
      • Kyodo Eiga Zenkoku Keiretu Kaigi
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      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
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