Don't Lose Heart

2013 2h 8m JA

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8.0

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6.9

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★8.0TMDB · 1★6.9IMDB · 23

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaoru Yachigusa
Toyo Shibata
Tetsuya Takeda
Kenichi Shibata
Ran Ito
Shizuko
Rei Dan
Toyo Shibata (young adult)
Mana Ashida
Toyo Shibata (child)
Mizuho Suzuki
Sadakichi Shibata
Yusuke Kamiji
Doctor Kamijo
Haru Kuroki
Shizuko (young adult)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Writers: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 13 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kaoru Yachigusa and Tetsuya Takeda and Ran Ito carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt2727318 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoshihiro Fukagawa directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 13 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Kaoru Yachigusa and Tetsuya Takeda and Ran Ito carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt2727318 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.