Movie

Farewell to Dream

★ 7.1/10 · 10 votes 1956 1h 18m Released

Drama

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.

Cast

S Shinji Tanaka Yôichi Akimoto Yūko Mochizuki Yôichi's mother, Oshin Takahiro Tamura Sudô Yoshiko Kuga Yôichi's older sister, Toy Isuzu Yamada Seiji's mother, Kiyo Eijirō Tōno Yôichi's father, Genkichi