Faraway Sunset

Drama · 1992

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.

Starring

Kaneto Shindō, Yoshiko Mita, Kaneto Shindō, Hiroshi Mikami, Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Seijiro Koyama, Riho Makise, Tetsuji Hayashi

Director

Seijiro Koyama

Producer

Kazuyoshi Okuyama