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Don't Lose Heart (2013)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Writer : Yoshihiro Fukagawa

Synopsis

Depicts the life of best-selling Japanese poet Toyo Shibata. Toyo Shibata first began writing poems at the age of 92 and published her first collection of poems "Kujikenaide" (″Don't lose heart″) in 2009, which sold over 1.5 million copies.

Actors

Kaoru Yachigusa
Kaoru Yachigusa
Toyo Shibata
Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda
Kenichi Shibata
Ran Ito
Ran Ito
Shizuko
Rei Dan
Rei Dan
Toyo Shibata (young adult)
Mana Ashida
Mana Ashida
Toyo Shibata (child)
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
Sadakichi Shibata
Yûsuke Kamiji
Yûsuke Kamiji
Doctor Kamijo
Haru Kuroki
Haru Kuroki
Shizuko (young adult)
Pierre Taki
Pierre Taki
Ariei Umefune
Ariei Umefune
Ayaka Onishi
Ayaka Onishi
Akiko Kurano
Akiko Kurano
Shohei Abe
Shohei Abe
Chizuru Ikewaki
Chizuru Ikewaki

Crews

Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Director
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Screenplay
Naoto Asaoka
Naoto Asaoka
Producer
Kazunari Hashiguchi
Kazunari Hashiguchi
Producer
Naoko Yoshida
Naoko Yoshida
Producer
Hirokazu Ishii
Hirokazu Ishii
Cinematography

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