

Azusa has just been discharged from the hospital and is frolicking on the beach in Jushi, finally getting her freedom. Her older sister, Kozue, looks after her. Her father Shuhei moved from Tokyo to Jushi to provide a peaceful environment for his sick daughter. One day Azusa meets Tomita, a high school student, and falls in love with him at first sight. This is a masterpiece of literary lyrics, about two sisters living with bright and pure love, looking at the approaching shadow of death and giving all their feelings to limited youth.
Directed by Kenjirō Morinaga
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Released
November 1, 1963
1h 39m
Japanese

Seiji Miyaguchi
Shūhei Isomura

Izumi Ashikawa
Kozue Isomura

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Azusa Isomura

Yuji Odaka
Hiroyasu Yamakami

Mitsuo Hamada
Kazuo Tomita

Fumiko Okamura
Sato Yoshikawa

Saburo Hiromatsu
Hotel manager

Keiko Hara

Makiko Aoi
Toshiaki Itō
Michie Kawaguchi
Hisako Tateishi
Masako Urushizawa
Kumiko Mizumori

Yōko Naka
Megumi Wakaba
Akira Hisamatsu
Toru Moriya
Takeo Ono

Chikako Shin