Faraway Sunset (1992)

Faraway Sunset (1992)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1992-07-04 Japan 119 Min. PG-13
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Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Yoshiko Mita is Shika Noguchi
Shika Noguchi
Hiroshi Mikami is Hideyo Noguchi
Hideyo Noguchi
Tatsuya Nakadai is Kobayashi
Kobayashi
Riho Makise is Yoneko Yamauchi
Yoneko Yamauchi
Takahiro Tamura is Ryutaro
Ryutaro
Shingo Yamashiro is Dr. Watanabe
Dr. Watanabe
Hiroyuki Nagato is Dr. Kitasato
Dr. Kitasato