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2012

Tabidachi no shimauta jugo no haru

Leaving on the 15th Spring

旅立ちの島唄~十五の春~

(c)2012 "Leaving on the 15th Spring" Film Partners

(c)2012 "Leaving on the 15th Spring" Film Partners

(c)2012 "Leaving on the 15th Spring" Film Partners

(c)2012 "Leaving on the 15th Spring" Film Partners

Release Date
April, 27th, 2013
Running Time
114 min
Genre
Drama , Children/Family , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
HDCAM
Screen Size
HD (16:9)
Sound Processing
Stereo
Subtitle
English

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Amuse, OKINAWA EIZOU CENTER, famima.com, Bitters End, Hikari-TV, Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation, OKINAWA TIMES

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Bitters End

[ Story ]

Family drama based on real life on the Okinawan island of Minami-Daito. Depicts the excitement and anxieties of a girl in her last year of junior high school, living on an island without a high school where further study means leaving home. Yoshida Yasuhiro, mentored by director Izutsu Kazuyuki, directs and handles the screenplay.
Junior high school student Yuna (Miyoshi Ayaka) lives with her father Toshiharu (Kobayashi Kaoru). Her mother Akemi (Otake Shinobu) moved to Naha when her older sister entered high school, and Yuna is worried about her father's life after she leaves.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.bitters.co.jp/shimauta

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Best Children's Feature Film, Nominated

[ Contact (International) ]

Bitters End, Inc.
2F, 3-26-10 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002
Rep: SADAI Yuji
Attn: ITO Sayaka
E-mail: international@bitters.co.jp
http://www.bitters.co.jp

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