The Boat to Heaven
(2003)

Released: 2003-09-13

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A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Keiko Matsuzaka

as Setsuko Ishida

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Miki Sakai

as Norie Kinoshita

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Kippei Shiina

as Hatsuo Nogawa

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Taro Yamamoto

as Yoji Ikeda

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Reiko Takashima

as Kiyoko Sakurai

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Kunie Tanaka

as Masato Sakurai

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Asahi Uchida

as Masahiko Sakurai

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