History ·Drama · Japan · 1989 · 1h 36m

Thousand Cranes

千羽づる

Thousand Cranes poster
Director
Seijiro Koyama
Cast
Tamami Hirose as Gin Maeda as Chieko Baisho as Mako Ishino as Mamiko Tayama as Hiromi Iwasaki as
Crew
Fuminori Minami — Director of Photography Mitsuo Kondō — Editor Shozo Matsuda — Screenplay Seijiro Koyama — Screenplay Yusuke Teshima — Novel Seijiro Koyama — Producer
Synopsis

April 1954. 12 year old schoolgirl Sadako thinks her main problem is being unable to pass the baton in relay races. But just as her team starts winning, she starts getting tired more easily. She is sent back to the American Base Victory Hospital, where the diagnosis is lymphatic leukemia. And she has no more than a year left to live. Her parents agree with the doctor that Sadako should not be told, but will she find out anyway ?

Trailer Thousand Cranes — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Seijiro Koyama Director Fuminori Minami Director of Photography Mitsuo Kondō Editor Shozo Matsuda Screenplay Seijiro Koyama Screenplay Yusuke Teshima Novel Seijiro Koyama Producer Kaichiro Nohara Producer
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