poster
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

First aired on Oct 4, 1986

Runtime: 135mins

70%

Genres: Drama, Comedy, War

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Isako Washio | O-Shouchan
Yasufumi Hayashi | Soutaroh Sudou
Jun'ichirô Katagiri | Sakae Ohsugi
Aiko Shouriki | Mizue Okami
Koichi Sato | Chuui Aoki
Riki Takeuchi | Kawakita
Featured Crew
crew image
Nobuhiko Obayashi | Director
crew image
Haruo Satō | Original Story
crew image
Nobuhiko Obayashi | Editor
crew image
Nobuhiko Obayashi | Original Music Composer
crew image
Kazuo Satsuya | Production Design
crew image
Shiro Sasaki | Executive Producer