Noyuki yamayuki umibe yuki

Oct 4 1986 N/A 2h 15m
Comedy, Fantasy

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.

Plot

Summer 1937 Japan begins a war with China. Militaristic moods are growing in the country. A group of Japanese schoolchildren do not understand the militaristic hysteria of adults.

Written by

Haruo Satô, Shinobu Yamada

Directed by

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

VAP, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Languages

Awards

2 wins

Scores
# of Votes
283
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA