Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

2h 15min

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.

Production Companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation

VAP

Cast

Isako Washio

Isako Washio

O-Shouchan
Yasufumi Hayashi

Yasufumi Hayashi

Soutaroh Sudou
Aiko Shouriki

Aiko Shouriki

Mizue Okami
Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Chuui Aoki
Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Yuuta Hayami
Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Seiroku the Pimp
Akira Ōizumi

Akira Ōizumi

School Custodian
Guts Ishimatsu

Guts Ishimatsu

Gunroh Tabata
Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Sakae's Father
Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Soutaroh's Mother
Kumeko Uchibe

Kumeko Uchibe

Old Woman at Stone Image
Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Old Woman with Urn
Shigeru Izumiya

Shigeru Izumiya

Old Fisherman
Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Sakae's Mother
Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

School Principal
Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Soutaroh's Father
Saburō Bōya

Saburō Bōya

Bonchan's Father

Release date

4th Oct 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語