Child of the Sun

Child of the Sun

September 13, 1980

2h 22m

Overview

A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daughter, Fuuchan. The movie depicts the warm interaction between her and adults that grew up with the rough history of Okinawa and discrimination from the mainland. Shots partly on location at beach of Itoman, Yogi Park and Hateruma Island. This is the movie version of the well-known novel by Kenjiro Haitani.

Directed by

Kirio Urayama

Where to watch

In United States

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Cast

H
Harumi Harada
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Mayumi Ozora
Mayumi Ozora
Masane Tsukayama
Masane Tsukayama
J
Junko Kuroda
Kiyoshi's mother
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
S
Shōji Ishibashi
Sadao China
Sadao China
T
Toyomasa Matsuda
T
Toshitaka Itō
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Detective A
S
Shuntaro Tamamura
Detective B
Mieko Nishio
Mieko Nishio
K
Katsuhiko Sunaga

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