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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1986-10-04
Runtime: 135 mins
Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, Comedy, War
Original title: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Production Companies: Nippon Television Network Corporation, VAP
Production Countries: Japan

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Yasufumi Hayashi

Jun'ichirô Katagiri

Aiko Shouriki

Koichi Sato

Riki Takeuchi

Toshinori Omi

Makoto Satō

Nenji Kobayashi

Akira Ōizumi

Guts Ishimatsu

Toru Minegishi

Wakaba Irie

Kumeko Uchibe