The Boat to Heaven

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.

Genre:

Duration:

109 min

Cast:

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Keizo Kanie, Keiko Matsuzaka

Quality:

HD

Director:

Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Release:

2003

Country:

Japan

Rating:

8.0